Food for thought as we head into Black Friday / Cyber Monday
A Holi Boli blog reminder that as we approach the holiday season, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The fashion industry, in particular, goes into overdrive during this time, bombarding us with enticing deals and limited-time offers. But amidst all the frenzy, it's crucial to take a step back and consider the impact of our purchases. Think fearless fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable fashion.
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...
HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY! It is great to be a woman today! We can appreciate all those women who went before us and paved the way for what we have now. We can honour them by continuing on and keeping up the progress towards full equality; the work is not done!
As we continue I think it is important to ensure that we do not become the thing that we hate. We must not become oppressors. So often we human...
‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis?
Millions of tonnes of T-shirts and dresses are dumped or burned every year. Turning old clothes into new ones is possible – the question is whether it is a realistic solutionStory by Lucianne Tonti
2018 July - What have CHICKEN EGGS got to do with it?
Ethical and sustainable are buzzy words at the moment. It seems that many people like the idea of buying ethical and sustainable. Fair trade is an important brand these days. Many of us want to know that we are not harming our planet or the life on the planet with the purchases we make. In my last blogI wrote about the important part we play as consumers and the role that business has in...
We are getting very excited about some of the samples we are currently making for Tonic & Cloth!
Check out Tonic & Cloth and make sure you bookmark the store.
#loveyoursisters
The Holi Boli team has been busy making block patterns, checking out the sizing charts and working on samples for our latest venture. It is so awesome to be able to work alongside like-minded businesses to empower women in our...
From sewing in Tamatea, to teaching women in India
Newspaper link click here
Author: MEGAN HUNTJune 9 2017
Holi Boli founder Ana Wilkinson-Gee with some of her company's designs.In 2010 Ana Wilkinson-Gee and her family moved to India.To reach their home in Bhalupali, a small village in central Odisha on the country's east coast, the family of five fly into Kolkata then take a 12-hour train ride...
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...
2016 October - Opinion - Quality in Ethical / Sustainable Fashion
Should Ethical/Sustainable Fashion be Quality Fashion?Of course there are times where the artisan or crafts industries struggle to meet quality standards set by modern manufacturing facilities. However...... quality itself is a customer perception!Regardless of our products we must continuously strive for quality. Our drive for sustainability and ethical practices do not need to compromise the...
Food for thought as we head into Black Friday / Cyber Monday
A Holi Boli blog reminder that as we approach the holiday season, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The fashion industry, in particular, goes into overdrive during this time, bombarding us with enticing deals and limited-time offers. But amidst all the frenzy, it's crucial to take a step back and consider the impact of our purchases. Think fearless fashion, ethical fashion, sustainable fashion.
‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis?
Millions of tonnes of T-shirts and dresses are dumped or burned every year. Turning old clothes into new ones is possible – the question is whether it is a realistic solutionStory by Lucianne Tonti
2018 July - What have CHICKEN EGGS got to do with it?
Ethical and sustainable are buzzy words at the moment. It seems that many people like the idea of buying ethical and sustainable. Fair trade is an important brand these days. Many of us want to know that we are not harming our planet or the life on the planet with the purchases we make. In my last blogI wrote about the important part we play as consumers and the role that business has in...
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...
We are getting very excited about some of the samples we are currently making for Tonic & Cloth!
Check out Tonic & Cloth and make sure you bookmark the store.
#loveyoursisters
The Holi Boli team has been busy making block patterns, checking out the sizing charts and working on samples for our latest venture. It is so awesome to be able to work alongside like-minded businesses to empower women in our...
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...
From sewing in Tamatea, to teaching women in India
Newspaper link click here
Author: MEGAN HUNTJune 9 2017
Holi Boli founder Ana Wilkinson-Gee with some of her company's designs.In 2010 Ana Wilkinson-Gee and her family moved to India.To reach their home in Bhalupali, a small village in central Odisha on the country's east coast, the family of five fly into Kolkata then take a 12-hour train ride...
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 WOMEN'S DAY! It is great to be a woman today! We can appreciate all those women who went before us and paved the way for what we have now. We can honour them by continuing on and keeping up the progress towards full equality; the work is not done!
As we continue I think it is important to ensure that we do not become the thing that we hate. We must not become oppressors. So often we human...
2016 October - Opinion - Quality in Ethical / Sustainable Fashion
Should Ethical/Sustainable Fashion be Quality Fashion?Of course there are times where the artisan or crafts industries struggle to meet quality standards set by modern manufacturing facilities. However...... quality itself is a customer perception!Regardless of our products we must continuously strive for quality. Our drive for sustainability and ethical practices do not need to compromise the...
