PRESS
- A Case for India, Bangladesh Weaving New Ties, Business Standard (Mumbai), March 30, 2021
- Library Journal reviews THREADS, March 15, 2018
- The Making of THREADS: Kantha Behind the Scenes in Bangladesh, Cloth Roads blog, February 8, 2018
- Kantha: Ancient Hand Stitch Revival, Cloth Roads blog, November 3, 2016
- Handcrafting Personal Experiences on Fabric, The Statesman (New Delhi), February 27, 2017
- A Thread To Hold On To, Dhaka Courier, February 16, 2017
- Beyond Art: The Story of Nakshi Kantha, Dhaka Courier, February 16, 2017
- Spreeha Bangladesh Screens World Premiere of ‘Threads,’ Daily New Nation, February 12, 2017
- Kantha: Ancient Hand Stitch Revival, Cloth Roads Blog, November 3, 2016
- Threads wins Best Short Documentary at the Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto, June 21, 2016
- The Weave of Her Life, Indian Express, February 23, 2016
- Translating “Threads” Documentary, Peninsula Gateway, December 9, 2015
- Diplomatic Pouch, online newsletter, October 2015
- BDNews24, October 17, 2015
- Newstalk 1010 Radio (Toronto) with Richard Crouse, August 8, 2015
- CP24 TV (Toronto) Live interview, August 5, 2015
- Strictly Docs Online, August 4, 2015
- Julien Dubuque International Film Festival: “Threads,” The Herald Online, April 2015
- Key Pen connects to Bangladesh by “Threads,” Key Peninsula News, October 2014
- Threads: Empowering Impoverished Women, One Stitch at a Time, Living Local Gig Harbor, September 2014 (Page 38)
- Uncommon Threads, Friends of Asian Art Association Newsletter, Spring 2013 (Page 13)
- Many Threads: Retiree’s Film Documents Woman’s Fabric Artistry, State magazine, May 2013 (Page 32)
- A Bengali Woman’s Art: Cause for Liberation, Foreign Service Journal, January 2013
- Art Is Love, Hand/Eye Issue 10 — by Annie Waterman (page 44-47)
- OneWorld South Asia weekend special article – Threads of passion
- American Chamber of Commerce of Bangladesh Journal, January 2011 (Page 27)
- American Chamber of Commerce of Banlgadesh Journal, October 2011 (Page 15)
- The Accidental Saint – by Bianca Dibiase
- Life Gives the Story – by Susan Elliott
- A Story Worth the Telling – by Susan Elliott
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LINKS
- “The Refining of a Domestic Art: Surayia Rahman,” paper for the Textile Society of America Symposium
- Textile Society of America
- Tracing Patterns Foundation
- Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
- Jasimuddin’s poem Naskhi Kanthar Math (Field of Embroidered Quilt) and Nakshi Kantha
NON-PROFITS
- Spreeha Foundation – envisioning a life without poverty
- Hand/Eye – inspire creative practices and conscious consumerism
- International Folk Art Alliance – for artist development and social impact programs
- Artisan Alliance/Aspen Global Innovators Group – support for the world’s most untapped start-up community
- Weave a Real Peace Artisan Textile Resource Guide – support individual artisans and fair trade organizations
- Selvedge World Fair Artisans 2020
- World Crafts Council