Pack Your Bags Friday

Turning Trash into Treasure

Turning Trash into Treasure

As the saying goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure, and wacky international fabric is no different! When a new fabric arrives, we lay...

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Thanks AND Giving

Thanks AND Giving

There are two parts to the turkey-eating holiday called Thanksgiving. The "thanks", and the "giving". So today we're giving twice as hard!

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Closing the Loop

Closing the Loop

We went on our first Taaluma field trip that didn't require our fabric-hunting eyes. This time, we went to the small town of Sukawati, Indonesia...

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17,151 Miles and Counting...

17,151 Miles and Counting...

The journey began in West Africa.  After crossing 8,005 miles of ocean, this crazy cotton landed in our hands in Virginia.  It went through the...

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#12 on the Bucket List

#12 on the Bucket List

It was an 11pm start to the climb of a lifetime. 6 hours up one of Indonesia's highest and holiest volcanoes...

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Anything but Bland

Anything but Bland

When we think rice, we think plain, bland, and boring.  Like a side dish of white rice. But in a land where there are 5 words for what...

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Face Your Fear

Face Your Fear

Traveling can invoke some serious fears. For some, it's flying in what could pass for a toy airplane...

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Lazy in Laos

Lazy in Laos

It's a fast paced world out there. But in Laos, we took a slow boat, to a slow village...

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Taaluma Rouge

Taaluma Rouge

We're adding a new color to the crayon box.  So move over fire hydrant red, Taaluma Rouge is here to stay!

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