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Ginger Flower wall quilt

"Ginger Flower" Wall Quilt (size: 43" x 39") by Susan Callahan
Silk & Cotton Fabrics from Mekong River Textiles. Techniques: The flowers were fused onto muslin and thread painted then applied to the fused background. The piece was machine quilted and lastly was painted with textile paint.

Offering hand-woven and hand-dyed fabrics from women's weaving cooperatives in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. These village artisans provide important supplementary income for their families while maintaining ancient weaving and dyeing traditions. Our specialty is IKAT resist-dyed fabrics, supplementary weft, and other embellished fabrics from SE Asia's rich textile heritage.
Supporting groups who are "Green Product" certified while partnering with Fair Trade Organizations locally and internationally. Our dyers use both natural dyes and Low Impact Dyes from Germany and participate in "Weavers for the Environment" eco-friendly dye practices.
Creating an artistic vision for our hand-woven textiles through our wearable art and by sharing the work of other fiber artists designing with our fabrics. Our clothing patterns and art-to wear clothing creations produced in our studio may be purchased at our shows.

CLICK HERE to see Pat Holly's, "Imagining India" award-winning quilt using our Thai silk fabrics in the Creative Corner section of the website.

This is a site for textile enthusiasts, designers, fiber artists, sewers and quilters who value the look and feel of hand-woven and intricate hand-dyed fabrics and textiles direct from the hand of the artisans. Supporting artisan cooperatives empowers women to create better lives for their families, to send their kids to school, and to provide the basics of life. Their textile creations are maintaining their cultural heritage while enriching our lives with the beauty of their work.

Visit the ABOUT US section to learn about how the fabrics are made; go to the FABRIC AND SPECIALS section to see current fabrics for sale from this website; visit the CREATIVE CORNER to discover how designers have used the fabric for quilting and sewing; check out our patterns designed for handwoven fabrics under PATTERNS; select your patterns and fabrics then contact us to determine availability or visit our booth as listed under SHOWS.

Fair Trade and Our Weavers: I have worked with the Thai Craft Trade Organization, a certified member of the International Fair Trade Organization for many years and share its commitment to fair pay and healthy working conditions. Read more from Susan McCauley...

We sell through this website, at our retail shows, or by appointment at our studio in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Please email info@mekongrivertextiles.com to place an order or for further information.

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