A Maker’s Mark: Love, Skill and a Small Shop Dream

Every hand-stitched piece from Shakti.ism carries the quiet confidence of someone who knows their craft. One artisan’s work is defined by precision and care.  Each item finished with the kind of detail that only time, practice and love can bring.

She speaks plainly about what matters to her: the effort woven into every garment and the pride of recognising her own work among many.

’The hard work and details in each product I make are shown in the products I make with all my love,’ she says

That diligence is visible in every seam and hem in the sentence above everything reflecting why she returns to the needle each day.

This work has given her more than a skill; it has given her a path. ’Working here is my passion and it has given me dreams to fulfil,’ she shares. Those dreams are simple and bold: independence, saving, and one day opening her own store. It’s the practical hope of someone using talent and steady effort to build a different life.

’I wish to be fully independent. I also want to save up and open my own store someday.’

Her confidence rests on craft: ’My textile skill, product fineness, I can identify my own products from all the other same products my fellow artisans have made.’ That certainty is a maker’s signature and a reminder that every purchase supports real skill and real pride.

Discover the collection and back a maker’s dream.

We are grateful to this artisan for sharing her words and for the steady courage she brings to her work. Her story is not taken lightly. Thank you.

Written by Kataike Athalia Lenny