OUR ARTISAN
NETWORK
The organisational structure of House of Wandering Silk was designed from the get-go to be small, adaptable & light; adding value where necessary, but avoiding wasteful duplication by building on existing resources, organisations & skill.
Each partner is carefully & intentionally selected & audited by our team to ensure they share & implement this vision: to provide fairly-paid, dignified & sustainable livelihood opportunities to marginalised women, with the objective of empowering them to achieve economic independence & create better lives for themselves, their families & their communities.
Investing in relationships with producer groups & artisans has been key to building long-term partners; over time, this has evolved into a strong, country-wide network with a wide range of organisations.
Our partners include individuals & organisations; from independent craftspeople, designers & family-run businesses, to women's Self Help Groups, cooperatives, non governmental & non profit associations, and social enterprises, to a trade union with two million members.
At any one time, we're working with up to two dozen artisan partners & several hundred women artisans.
Where we work
INDIA
PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
LAOS
CAMBODIA
Kantha Cooperative
Location: Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Number of artisans: 1400 artisans - 100% women
Structure: Cooperative
Specialisation: Kantha embroidery
Partner since: 2011
Takdira Begum
Location: Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
Number of artisans: 100 artisans - 100% women
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Nakshi kantha embroidery
Partner since: 2015
Abdullah & Jabbar Khatri
Location: Bhuj, Gujarat, India
Number of artisans: 256 artisans - 98% women
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Bandhani & shibori
Partner since: 2017
Tharangini Studios
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Number of artisans: 17 artisans- 50% women
Structure: Private Limited
Specialisation: Block print
Partner since: 2018
WomenWeave
Location: Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Number of artisans: 513 artisans - 95% women
Structure: Not for profit
Specialisation: Weaving
Partner since: 2013
Pashmina Artisans
Location: Srinagar, J&K, India
Number of artisans: 50 artisans - 5% women
Structure: Artisan community
Specialisation: Weaving
Partner since: 2014
Sari Bead Necklace
Location: Delhi, India
Number of artisans: 10 artisans - 80% women
Structure: Individual artisans
Specialisation: Sari bead necklaces
Partner since: 2012
Khamir
Location: Bhuj, Gujarat, India
Number of artisans: 100 artisans
Structure: Not for profit
Specialisation: Weaving, natural dyeing
Partner since: 2017
Anwesha
Location: Orissa, India
Number of artisans: 1000+ artisans
Structure: Not for profit
Specialisation: Dhokra
Partner since: 2015
Sufiyan Khatri
Location: Ajrakhpur, Gujarat, India
Number of artisans: 150 artisans
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Ajrakh
Partner since: 2017
MasterG
Location: Delhi, India
Number of artisans: 20 artisans - 100% women
Structure: Private limited
Specialisation: Manufacturing unit
Partner since: 2018
Sasha Association
Location: West Bengal, India
Number of artisans: 5000 artisans
Structure: Fair trade association
Specialisation: Embroidery, weaving
Partner since: 2016
Yuti Handloom
Location: Phulia, West Bengal, India
Number of artisans: 12 artisans
Structure: Family-run private limited
Specialisation: Weaving, jamdani, natural dye
Partner since: 2015
Disha Shekawahti
Location: Shekawahti, Rajasthan, India
Number of artisans: 400 artisans - 100% women
Structure: Self Help Group
Specialisation: Shibori
Partner since: 2015
Vankar Vishram Valji
Location: Bhujodi, Gujarat, India
Number of artisans: 50 artisans
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Weaving
Partner since: 2017
Naturaloom
Location: Hyderabad, India
Number of artisans: 10 artisans
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Weaving
Partner since: 2019
Naresh Siju
Location: Bhuj, Gujarat, India
Number of artisans: 4 artisans - 50% women
Structure: Master Craftsperson & artisan group
Specialisation: Natural dyeing
Partner since: 2017
Syu Textiles
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Number of artisans: 20 artisans
Structure: Private limited
Specialisation: Block print
Partner since: 2015
Rosuljon