Top 8 Things To Enjoy After Giving Up Instagram and Facebook
Two and half months ago, I quit Instagram and Facebook. This was a decision long coming after years of significant effort on my part with little to no impact on my company's reach/sales AND seriously questionable policies on the part of Meta.
Although not easy at first, this life change has been a huge win. I have reclaimed a lot of the time that I had sacrificed to my phone. I have freed up large portions of my day that can be spent doing pretty awesome things. Here are my favorites...
It all starts with a piece of wood...
Block-printing, the age-old printing technique we use to create Beastly textiles, is a beautiful, labor-intensive, multi-stage process. It is the ultimate example of slow fashion. What does block-printing look like? Let’s start with the hand-carved wooden blocks.
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The People Behind Beastly
Simply put, Beastly Threads exists thanks to the extraordinary talent and effort of many people, several of whom live in Jaipur, India. A few years ago, I started working with Sonia Jain who helps brands like Beastly get their products developed by the amazing artisans in India. Along with being a wonderful person, Sonia's help in coordinating the block-printing and sewing of the latest Beastly sarongs was invaluable. And wow are those sarongs beautiful! I recently asked Sonia to give us a better sense of the block-printing community in India. Enjoy!