Book: Grandmother Power - Rayela Blog review

Read another perspective on the sharing of grandmother power in TAFA List founder Rachel Biel's review of Paola Gianturco's book -- Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon.

Paola is doing a cross-country speaking tour in Canada and the US. Check her Events page for details.

Thai grandmother at her cotton loom. Photo credit: Paola Gianturco.

Thai grandmother making indigo dye. Photo credit: Ellen Agger.

S is for Silk

Rachel Biel, the amazing founder and driving force behind TAFA List (the Textile and Fiber Art List) has been posting fascinating stories about the range of products created by or sold by TAFA members. This site is full of the best textile and fibre art on the web -- it's becoming a real hub for those who love handmade textiles.

• S if for Silk features TAMMACHAT and other TAFA members.
• R is for Rug is the latest posting.
• Visit Featured Products for all the postings. (Hint: They start with Z and work their way through the alphabet backwards!)

Win 1 year of free ads (worth $1000) on TAFA List!

Here's a great chance for you to win 1 year of free ads, worth $1000, to reach textile lovers with your business on the new TAFA List site -- that's The Textile and Fiber Art List, a hub for textile artists and businesses of all kinds. "Advertisers most likely to do well: any related to textiles and fiber art (of course!), art, crafts, women, eco-living, spirituality, health, etsy, technology, website development, design, and all of that good stuff." Go to the TAFA Sponsor page for details.

We've been involved with TAFA List since early days, when it was a discussion forum for individual fibre artists and businesses like TAMMACHAT. What we love is how it's grown over the years and how Rachel Biel, the driving force -- and visionary -- behind TAFA List has included fair trade businesses like ours in her vision. That vision: to provide a place online for a business community of entrepreneurs rooted in textile and fiber art products and traditions. TAFA's site says: "A majority of our members have social and environmental agendas at the core of their business. TAFA unites old and new traditions, their historical and modern importance, giving a shared platform to both contemporary and traditional textile techniques from all cultures." We love this inclusivity! Visit TAMMACHAT's TAFA List page.

If you're a fibre artist (fiber artist!), consider joining for a one-time fee of only $75. If you're a business that wants to reach a fibre- and textile-interested market, become a sponsor for a very reasonable price. And maybe you'll be the lucky one to win 1 year of free ads on TAFA List!