A Guatemalan textile glossary created by our friends at Casa Flor Designs. As cultural mediators, they help artisans and designers understand each other, show mutual respect and work together with clarity. This glossary is meant to be a resource to better understand the complexities of Guatemalan textiles: the tools and processes required to make them, the parts that comprise them, and how to speak about them appropriately and with respect.

We set down with Angtak and Catherine, founders of KAL and our partners in Ladakh, India, to learn more about their how they infuse the slow nature of textile practices into their rural life in the Himalayas. | Photos by Nabina Nazar.

On the coast of Oaxaca you can find wild cotton plants, which have been growing freely for more than 10,000 years and heirloom cotton plants which have been continuously cultivated in the region for more than 4,000 years. Here, we share more about the cooperatives responsible for stewarding the land and working with the fiber.

Céline Gaiardo is an entrepreneur and creative who has spent the past decade living between France and Central America.

As a photographer, Céline has documented her life, work, and travels through Guatemala and Mexico, capturing rural landscapes, the slower pace of life, and artisans at work, showcasing their craftsmanship.

Our favorite Thread Caravan trips for interior designers -- and what the past interior design clients have to say!