Rafunaama is a platform for South Asian textile artivists: people who stitch not just to make beautiful things, but to resist and dream. We believe textile art has always been a tool for activism, and that the craft traditions of this region carry histories of protest, solidarity, and survival that are worth reclaiming and reimagining.
Our work sits at the intersection of feminist making, human rights, and participatory design. We work slowly, trust our communities, and try to build things that outlast us.
We gather to mend what has been torn, and to stitch new futures into being: futures of healing imagined, designed, and owned by us, for us.
Featured Projects
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KHWAB-E-RAFU
Khwab-e-Rafu translates to ‘Dreams of Mending’. It is a cross-border tapestry inviting people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, as well as diaspora communities across the world, to stitch their dreams of a healed, peaceful future...
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MENDING LIBRARY
The Mending Library is a small-grant initiative co-designed with the Free Libraries Network and The Community Library Project that supports community libraries to open stitching corners: spaces where reading meets repair...
RAFUNAAMA GRANTS
In August 2025, to mark five years of Rafunaama, we launched our first artist grant: a small, trust-based initiative built on a simple belief that the most important textile art being made in South Asia today is often being made by people who have never received funding...