Mindful Textile Journeys

31/03/2024

22/08/2023

I was fortunate to sit next to Sonam on the plane to Leh, although at the time I had no idea who he was… he took great interest in my love of the local Nambu cloth that I have come here to buy.

22/08/2023

Visiting one of the last tie dyers in Ladakh today… Thickma on Nambu.

03/08/2023

Back strap Weaver from Nagaland…

08/07/2023

Rain in Delhi…

15/05/2023

Always love a chai stop…

06/05/2023

A lovely article about a place we, at In The Wool Shed, hold dearly in our heart. if you would like to visit India’s northernmost territory with us please take a peek at our trips through Mindful Textile Tours via our website.

28/04/2023

Supporting Women to Spin and Weave in the Himalayas 🧶

100% natural wool with a blend of yak and camel. Handspun and handwoven.

Emma is currently taking bookings to journey to Ladakh and the Pashmina Nomads. Get off the tour bus and experience the real India and it’s people. Suitable for single travellers in small groups. Please visit or mindfultextilejourneys.co.uk for more details.

01/12/2022

Ladakh has to be my favourite place to be… it demands an attention of mindfulness, it reminds me to slow down, to accept the things I can’t control… to just be. Breathe work to acclimatise… sitting still. I long to return… join me in 2024.

07/03/2022

05/01/2022

Iron rust + jaggery + pomegranate skin = amazing black

14/11/2021

Zero waste never looked so good!?

Our first batch of 'scrap bundles' sold out in a couple of days so we're busy putting together another collection.

We're super happy that this approach to our business is working. It's really important to us to minimise waste - and small pieces of our hand crafted block print cloth is just so perfect for creative crafts!

Do sign up to our newsletter to find out when the next batch will be on the shop.

12/11/2021

This week's Friday favourite is extra special and comes with a story! This sublime Khadi cloth is produced by an amazing rural social enterprise we're working with who's mission it is to equip women in rural communities in India with the skills to live sustainable, fulfilling and dignified lives. In addition to providing craft skills training, organisational & design assistance, 'Womenweave' connects the communities of women weavers with selling opportunities & market connections both within India and internationally.
We took our small collection of specially commissioned cloth from Womenweave with us to the Knitting & Stitching Show and were blown away by the interest and support from so many lovely customers for this initiative.
These relationships are at the core of what Cloth Atelier is all about & your responses spur us on to continue our journey (there are certainly easier & cheaper ways to sell fabric...😉). You'll find our first Womenweave collection of handspun & handwoven cloth on our shop now and we'll definitely be ordering more in the coming months.

25/10/2021

Head over to our Sale Collection (link in bio) to save £4 per metre on all our block printed cloth!
Until end of October only.

04/10/2021

This Gandhi Jayanti we celebrate Mahatma Gandhi who recognized the spinning of Khadi™ as a symbol of hope and freedom.

In his words,
“The spinning wheel represents to me the hope of the masses. The masses lost their freedom, such as it was, with the loss of the charkha. The charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity.”

To know about more Khadi™ (Handspun and Handwoven) fabric used in Upasana clothing DM us or Connect with us on WhatsApp 9442982957
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27/08/2021

Ejaz came to SBT in 2012 as a young boy. Today, he has been accepted in the US Department of States’ Community College Initiative (CCI) Program with full scholarship. He will study Graphic Design at Snow College, Utah. All the best and well done, Ejaz!

11/08/2021