Threads of Connection

Earlier this month, I travelled to a small village in rural Rajasthan to meet the women who hand stitched two of our favourite pieces from the Postcards Collection — the Maya Tank and Paxton Pants.

After a half-hour ride in an auto rickshaw, bumping along dusty tracks that wound through open fields and clusters of mud-brick homes, we reached the village. Their home looked out over wide, sunlit countryside — quiet, dry, and beautiful in its simplicity.

The women welcomed me with warm smiles and a cup of sweet chai. A few families share the same compound, and children darted between doorways as we sat together in the courtyard. The air was still except for the sound of chatter and laughter — and the rhythmic pull of thread through fabric.

We didn’t share a common language — my Hindi is limited, and their English almost none — yet conversation flowed easily through gestures, smiles, and shared moments of understanding.

When they’re not stitching, the women work in the fields, tending to crops and animals. Their hands — steady, capable, and marked by years of both earth and cloth — carry a quiet strength that flows through every piece they make.

Visiting them, seeing where our garments are brought to life, was deeply grounding. Each piece they create holds more than craftsmanship — it holds their time, their rhythm, and the enduring connection between maker and wearer.

It’s moments like these that remind me why we do what we do: to celebrate the people behind the clothes and the simple beauty of connection across cultures.