Who’s Talking about Us

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Laura Wasilowski http://artfabrik.blogspot.com/ October 27/2010

Style Substance Soul: Mamma Africa. I wrote an article for this fab blog.

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Culture, Creative Inspiration & Global Arts

www.tammachat.com Gorgeous natural dyed silks from Thailand and Loas

 www.kanthathreads.com Cathy Stavuluk documednts the work of Surayia, a living treasure of embroidery in India. A film is in the making.

 http://www.handeyemagazine.com/ One of my favorite magazines excellent articles about global arts and craft

http://www.anansevillage.com/   Ananse Village is a fair trade company buying fabrics from Haiti and Africa.

 http://www.kallistiquilts.com/ quilting fabrics from Africa, Australia etc.

http://www.andsewitgoes.blogspot.com/ Terry Grant has a great fabric arts blog.

http://www.tafalist.com/ The best source of global textile artists.

http://www.sallyscott.co.za/ This South African quilt artist is worth checking out.

www.pamelart.homestead.com Pamela Allen - gorgeous collage quilts.

http://www.turtlemoon.com/ The incomprable Susan Shie! Amazing textiles.

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Making the World A Better Place:

http://www.thetownshipsproject.orgA Canadian non-profit organization jumpstarting business in SouthAfrican townships through microlending,an asset based community development.

 http://www.freewebs.com/thembaproject/ Founded by the incomparable Catherine Robar, The Themba Development Project works to assist the struggling people of South Africa. Catherine’s extraordinary vision and leadership has helped this community is astounding ways.

 http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.

http://www.kiva.org/Kiva: Loans that change lives- a truly amazing way to contribute tiny micro loans to women who want to chage their lives.

http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/grandmothers.htm Home of the Grandmothers-to-Grandmothers Campaign that we give 15% of our profits to.A truly wonderful organization of women across Canada who put amazing energy into helping Grandmothers in Africa.

www.wozamoya.org.za A remarkable HIV/AIDS Center in KwaZulu Natal. I viisted this centre in 2009.

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Friends and Great Folks

www.three-thistles.com  Three Thistles B&B. If you come to Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia and you want a truly special place to stay, check out this lovely B&B. Phyllis is a wonderful inkeeper and you'll want to return for the peace, great organic food and the magic of her garden.

http://www.odettetolksdorf.co.za/ Odette Tolksdorf is a renowned South African quilmaker and dear freind. Odette organizes my tours to South Africa.