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SUSTAINABLY CRAFTED BY WOMEN

FROM TRADITIONAL TEXTILE COMMUNITIES

IN LAOS AND VIETNAM

Taleo Handmade works with women in remote Southeast Asian villages. By purchasing handwoven textiles directly from these artisans, we embrace fair trade principles and promote sustainable livelihoods for skilled traditional weavers, natural dyers, batik artists, and embroiderers.

Founded by textile expert Sally Strasser with the goal of supporting and preserving textile traditions, Taleo Handmade creates one-of-a-kind bags, accessories, and homewares. Our zero-waste designs give new life to traditional vintage textiles. By using artisan-made hemp and cotton textiles that are naturally-dyed, these sustainable crafted products support the continuation of heritage techniques.


Frequently Asked Questions

‘Taleo’ is the Lao word for the bamboo talismans placed above doorways and on village gates to protect homes and families from spirits. We chose Taleo Handmade as our name because we want to echo the protective spirit of the ‘taleo’ and support the preservation of community-specific textile traditions.

All our designs are crafted from authentic, handmade textiles created by women in villages. They're made with natural materials and traditional techniques.

Taleo Handmade embraces all Fair Trade principles and practices. 

Yes! Our artisans work in harmony with nature to create handwoven, naturally-dyed textiles that are free of harmful commercial chemicals. We use natural dyes for everything except embroidery threads which the artisans buy in local markets in Vietnam.

We have relationships with women in Vietnam’s Black Hmong, Red Flower Hmong, and Black Flower Hmong communities. In Laos, we work with Tai Lue, Phou Tai, Hmong, Khmu, Katu, and Lanten people. Click here to learn more about our partners and their craft traditions.

Buy something from our online shop! Your purchase supports sustainable livelihoods for our women artisan partners and preserves community-specific textile traditions.

Store Policies

Yes! We ship worldwide from Massachusetts, USA. (TBD)

A; Free shipping on orders over $100 or $10 within the US and $20 international. (TBD)

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