Back to Work! The summer has finished and Holi Boli is back into full swing. Special thanks to those who helped us purchase some ACs. Ana had some amazing meetings in New Zealand and meet some amazing people. We all feel excited by the new branding and encouraged to get into work again.
Back to work - YES! Love all these beautiful fabrics
We all have arrived back at Holi Boli after a hot summer ready to work. It is still too hot but the rainy season is starting. The beginning of the monsoons makes life muggy as the rain initially adds wet to the hot. However, the rain promises cooler days ahead so it seems to lift everyone's spirits. We are already down to 40 deg C / 104 deg F...
Holi Boli Sewing School has kicked of 2018After taking a 6 month break to head over to "Sarah the Carer's" wedding in Castor, Alberta, Canada we are back into sewing class. We have extended Holi Boli operations so the school has taken over the house at the back of Holi Boli. Awesome! All the machines have been set up, serviced and students are arriving ready to go. At Holi Boli School there is one...
2017 November - We are growing! Thank you for buying Holi Boli!
More Sales = More people at Holi Boli! धन्यवाद!
Holi Boli Team: Lakshmi, Bhanumati (Back); Pramila, Asmati, Sandhya (Middle); Banita, Janaki, Sasmita (Front)
धन्यवाद /dhanyavad/ (Thank You)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! More dresses are selling so we have been able to employee more ladies from our village. That is our goal, it is a simple idea, do what I do best, make dresses, and empower women in...
2017 July - Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
Holi Boli - BACK TO BUSINESS...
(Something old, new & blue)It is good to be back in action after the summer break. It is just to hot to work in the Bhalupali as summer as it reaches 122 degrees F (50 C)! Ana took the time to head to NZ and promote Holi Boli there (as well as renew her visa - kindly given 5 year visa by the Indian High Commission in Wellington - thank you!). The Holi Boli crew took...
March has been very busy at Holi Boli Fashionz and HOT! Its hitting 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). We are just about to complete our biggest order yet (thank you to the wonderful crew at Two Lippy Ladies - check them out!). The Holi Team is really excited that we have worked to produce such a lovely line of dresses. Busy and hot but really happy!
Enjoying some 'cold' yoghurt
It's...
Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
At least 40% off all our "Ethnic / Boho / Hippie" style clothes!
Click Here to go to Sale page (all items on this page are on sale)
We think Easter is about colour, peace, love, new beginnings, resurrection and hope! It sounds like we need to get our Boho on! Feel awesome and free in 100% cotton:Kaftans
Haram Pants (including NEW stock)
Sari Tops
Need help with sizes? Click here to see Holi Boli Size...
See original at http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jan/06/a-stitch-in-time-1744787.html A Stitch in Time
By By Soumika M Das | Published: 06th January 2018 10:00 PM |
Ana with her students at Holi BoliOn an ordinary afternoon at Malipali—a village of 250 families in Odisha’s Sambalpur district—men are out in the fields, women are busy peeling garlic cloves or chopping vegetables, with...
NEWSFLASH!!!!
Holi Boli is excited to announce a new member to our team!
Asmati comes from a nearby village. She completed the Holi Boli sewing training programme in the last graduation. She is very very hard working and has a natural ability for sewing. She will be learning some new skills over the next few months and then will start stitching Holi Boli dresses. We are so excited! We want to sell...
Every graduation we have comes with stories from the sewing students about how they have overcome so much to learn to sew. I am always amazed and in awe of the resilience of women! These women are from village backgrounds and often travel up to 10 km/day to come to class in the 40+ temperatures. RESPECT!
Asmati (in yellow) and Ana at April 2017 Graduation
This, the moment my heart screams "YOU DID...
Happy Holi from Holi Boli!We love Holi so much we named our business after it. Festival of colours and fun. We enjoy playing together in our village in Bhalupali.Happy Holi from the Holi Boli team!
Back to Work! The summer has finished and Holi Boli is back into full swing. Special thanks to those who helped us purchase some ACs. Ana had some amazing meetings in New Zealand and meet some amazing people. We all feel excited by the new branding and encouraged to get into work again.
Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
Back to work - YES! Love all these beautiful fabrics
We all have arrived back at Holi Boli after a hot summer ready to work. It is still too hot but the rainy season is starting. The beginning of the monsoons makes life muggy as the rain initially adds wet to the hot. However, the rain promises cooler days ahead so it seems to lift everyone's spirits. We are already down to 40 deg C / 104 deg F...
At least 40% off all our "Ethnic / Boho / Hippie" style clothes!
Click Here to go to Sale page (all items on this page are on sale)
We think Easter is about colour, peace, love, new beginnings, resurrection and hope! It sounds like we need to get our Boho on! Feel awesome and free in 100% cotton:Kaftans
Haram Pants (including NEW stock)
Sari Tops
Need help with sizes? Click here to see Holi Boli Size...
Holi Boli Sewing School has kicked of 2018After taking a 6 month break to head over to "Sarah the Carer's" wedding in Castor, Alberta, Canada we are back into sewing class. We have extended Holi Boli operations so the school has taken over the house at the back of Holi Boli. Awesome! All the machines have been set up, serviced and students are arriving ready to go. At Holi Boli School there is one...
See original at http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jan/06/a-stitch-in-time-1744787.html A Stitch in Time
By By Soumika M Das | Published: 06th January 2018 10:00 PM |
Ana with her students at Holi BoliOn an ordinary afternoon at Malipali—a village of 250 families in Odisha’s Sambalpur district—men are out in the fields, women are busy peeling garlic cloves or chopping vegetables, with...
2017 November - We are growing! Thank you for buying Holi Boli!
More Sales = More people at Holi Boli! धन्यवाद!
Holi Boli Team: Lakshmi, Bhanumati (Back); Pramila, Asmati, Sandhya (Middle); Banita, Janaki, Sasmita (Front)
धन्यवाद /dhanyavad/ (Thank You)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! More dresses are selling so we have been able to employee more ladies from our village. That is our goal, it is a simple idea, do what I do best, make dresses, and empower women in...
NEWSFLASH!!!!
Holi Boli is excited to announce a new member to our team!
Asmati comes from a nearby village. She completed the Holi Boli sewing training programme in the last graduation. She is very very hard working and has a natural ability for sewing. She will be learning some new skills over the next few months and then will start stitching Holi Boli dresses. We are so excited! We want to sell...
2017 July - Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
Holi Boli - BACK TO BUSINESS...
(Something old, new & blue)It is good to be back in action after the summer break. It is just to hot to work in the Bhalupali as summer as it reaches 122 degrees F (50 C)! Ana took the time to head to NZ and promote Holi Boli there (as well as renew her visa - kindly given 5 year visa by the Indian High Commission in Wellington - thank you!). The Holi Boli crew took...
Every graduation we have comes with stories from the sewing students about how they have overcome so much to learn to sew. I am always amazed and in awe of the resilience of women! These women are from village backgrounds and often travel up to 10 km/day to come to class in the 40+ temperatures. RESPECT!
Asmati (in yellow) and Ana at April 2017 Graduation
This, the moment my heart screams "YOU DID...
March has been very busy at Holi Boli Fashionz and HOT! Its hitting 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). We are just about to complete our biggest order yet (thank you to the wonderful crew at Two Lippy Ladies - check them out!). The Holi Team is really excited that we have worked to produce such a lovely line of dresses. Busy and hot but really happy!
Enjoying some 'cold' yoghurt
It's...
Happy Holi from Holi Boli!We love Holi so much we named our business after it. Festival of colours and fun. We enjoy playing together in our village in Bhalupali.Happy Holi from the Holi Boli team!