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Father's Day Gift Guide: Dads Love Handmade and Fair Trade Too

Father's Day Gift Guide: Dads Love Handmade and...

Father's Day is coming up - you've got two weeks until June 16 to tell the father figures in your life you care. At Thread Spun we support fair wage creation and...

Father's Day Gift Guide: Dads Love Handmade and...

Father's Day is coming up - you've got two weeks until June 16 to tell the father figures in your life you care. At Thread Spun we support fair wage creation and...

Mother's Day Gift Guide: How to Celebrate the Women in Your Life

Mother's Day Gift Guide: How to Celebrate the W...

Mother's Day is rapidly approaching and we've got a gift guide that's got you covered, whether you're searching for a unique gift for your mom, step mom, grandmother or a...

Mother's Day Gift Guide: How to Celebrate the W...

Mother's Day is rapidly approaching and we've got a gift guide that's got you covered, whether you're searching for a unique gift for your mom, step mom, grandmother or a...

Thread Spun artisan partner and resettled refugee Farida chats with owner Heidi in San Diego

Life, Death and Growth: A Year in Review

An open letter to the universe, and all those interested enough to read: 2018 was a wild year of change for me and for this business. To start with, I...

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Life, Death and Growth: A Year in Review

An open letter to the universe, and all those interested enough to read: 2018 was a wild year of change for me and for this business. To start with, I...

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A Maya weaver artisan from El Camino de los Altos cooperative in Chiapas Mexico

Who Made It | El Camino de los Altos | Mexico

El Camino de los Altos is a weaving cooperative of more than 130 Maya women living in the rural mountains of Chiapas, southern Mexico. El Camino artisans utilize back strap...

Who Made It | El Camino de los Altos | Mexico

El Camino de los Altos is a weaving cooperative of more than 130 Maya women living in the rural mountains of Chiapas, southern Mexico. El Camino artisans utilize back strap...

Thread Spun and Cannonball Collective fair trade artisan Habibou Coulibaby from Burkina Faso

Who Made It: Artisan Habibou Coulibaly | Burkin...

Originally from Mali, Coulibaby now lives in Yam Tinga, Burkina Faso. Influenced greatly by his grandmother, his family and his cultural traditions, Coulibaby utilizes a natural-dye called bogolan in creating...

Who Made It: Artisan Habibou Coulibaly | Burkin...

Originally from Mali, Coulibaby now lives in Yam Tinga, Burkina Faso. Influenced greatly by his grandmother, his family and his cultural traditions, Coulibaby utilizes a natural-dye called bogolan in creating...

Owner of Thread Spun artisan partner, Yoyamay, arranges hand woven textiles.

Who Made It: The Artisans of Yoyamay | Burma

We love all of our artisan partners, but the weavers of Burma have a special place in our hearts. The woven textiles of the Karen people of Burma greatly inspired...

Who Made It: The Artisans of Yoyamay | Burma

We love all of our artisan partners, but the weavers of Burma have a special place in our hearts. The woven textiles of the Karen people of Burma greatly inspired...