Indigenous Peoples Textile Art

We've met some fascinating and very supportive artists through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Bonnie Samuel, a textile artist, is one of these. Check her recent blog post about TAMMACHAT's work in Laos.

You can also follow Bonnie on Facebook, visit her website and check Bonnie's new online shop on Meylah.com.

Reconnecting With Mother Earth

We founded TAMMACHAT to help preserve the traditional art and knowledge of rural farmers in Southeast Asia. Reconnecting With Mother Earth, an article published on Dec. 13 in the Bangkok Post, introduces you to one of the grandmothers at the heart of this preservation.

A weaver in Ban Pa Ao, Ubon Ratchathani province, with her annual rice harvest piled behind her.

Featured in Hand/Eye Magazine

TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles' fairtrade work with Laotian weavers is featured in Hand/Eye Magazine -- "Threads of Beauty: Changing Laotian Women Weavers' Lives One Thread at a Time" by Pamela Ravasio.

Hand/Eye Magazine is a fantastic online magazine that "explores the nexus between design and development, culture and commerce, art and craft, and environment and ethics." Check it out.