LO O K BO O K The Community Issue
In the spirit of CO M M U NITY
we invited Threads customers and ambassadors to show off our collection of fair trade jewelry.
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We envision a fair future. Each day, we strive to make choices that better ourselves, our children, and our communities. We support local businesses, spend quality time with our kiddos, and experience new cultures every chance we get. In our work at Threads, we partner with women around the world, weaving together our varied strengths and skills. We invite women in the United States to start their own social impact businesses showcasing the handcrafted fair trade jewelry of our talented Artisan Partners in Guatemala, India, Uganda, and beyond. Together, we strengthen families and communities across continents. You are essential in shaping this fair future. You link our Artisan Partners with your community, creating the connections that make our vision possible. If we’ve learned one lesson, it’s that this future begins by acting now. If we wait until we’re “ready” or until life calms down, we could wait forever. Instead, we come as we are, do it afraid, and remind each other what we are working towards. We are the women of Threads Worldwide. And so are you. - Angela, Kara, and Lindsay Founders
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meet tiffany:
FASHIONISTA, YOGA TEACHER, LEADER OF GODDESSES
“I believe ‘flaws’ are what society does not agree with. I believe we are all wonderfully and Divinely made.”
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T A R V O H E A D B A N D - Bolivia $ 2 8 S U M P A N G O E A R R I N G S - Guatemala $ 3 8 D E N A E A R R I N G S - India $ 2 8 I B A R R A N E C K L A C E - Ecuador $ 5 8 B A H I R E A R R I N G S - Ethiopia $ 3 8 T E N I K A R A B R A C E L E T - Ethiopia $ 7 2 M AY N O R B R A C E L E T - Guatemala $ 3 8 A M AYA C O I N P U R S E - Guatemala $ 4 4
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A RADHI EARRINGS - Kenya $48 B LAKADEE EARRINGS - India $36 C JUMAY EARRINGS - Guatemala $42 D KAMET NECKLACE - India $48 E SAMBHAR BRACELET - India $54
F SASER NECKLACE - India $56 G RESPLANDOR NECKLACE - Ecuador $58 H CALOR SCARF -Vietnam $56 I TAKAT BRACELET - Gold - India $26 J TAKAT BRACELET - Rose Gold - India $26
meet rebecca
SCI-FI GEEK, WRITER, TWICE-DAILY MEDITATOR
Rebecca identifies with Tikun Olam, “an ancient Hebraic concept defined by acts of kindness performed to repair the world.”
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Be the reason To connect more deeply with the Threads movement, become a Threads Ambassador and host an Artisan Showcase! All you have to do is gather your friends—your Fair Trade Partner will do the rest.
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As an Ambassador, you expand a global marketplace, inviting your community to shop fair trade accessories, learn about the power of their purchases, and contribute to a fair future. Plus, we’ll THANK YOU with free jewelry and exclusive gifts!
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A TRISUL EARRINGS - India $36 B DAPHNE EARRINGS - Guatemala $38 C KOLLERU NECKLACE/BRACELET - India $52 D JALAPA NECKLACE - Guatemala $66 E SARTSUN BRACELET - Guatemala $36 F SANTAY BRACELET - Ecuador $36 G TAPI BRACELET - India $32
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Earn a living As a Fair Trade Partner, you make a living on your own schedule showcasing fair trade jewelry.
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FAIR T RADE PART NE R
florida
What are your strengths? If I say I am going to do something I always do it.
What made you laugh recently? Watching my boys’ dance moves.
Who inspires you and why?
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Both of my grandmothers‌. They were both strong, tender-hearted women. They raised loving, independent children...and were capable of anything they set their minds to.
living with purpose Connect with women around the world as you build your own business and teach your community how to shop fair.
Yeny Judith García Velásquez ART ISAN PART NE R
guatemala
What are your strengths? I identify as a fighter and an overachiever. A hard working and honest person with a strong desire to work and live.
What made you laugh recently? My son’s [good] grades.
Who inspires you and why? My mother because she was a fighter. She had 9 children, my father died when I was 5 and my mother worked hard in the fields.
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meet dayna
SUPERMOM OF 8, TEACHER, CONSCIOUS CONSUMER
“I used to have this belief that because I enjoy making people happy that meant I was a push over.... Now I understand limits and embrace that I am a “hostess” through life.”
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Bali
Fair Trade Partners earn trips to visit our Artisan Partners! In 2019, we’ll travel to Bali to meet Karyawati and her colleagues and see their tropical workshops. Learn how you can join us at threadsworldwide.com/join. #THREADSSTYLE THREADSWORLDWIDE THREADSWORLDWIDE W W W.T H R E A D S W O R L D W I D E . C O M