Meet the Weavers

  • A basket weaver and dressmaker as well, Damber is 43 and also was in a refugee camp in Nepal before moving to Atlanta. He loves working with his hands to make something practical.
    DAMBER PULAMIDAMBER PULAMIWeaver
  • Loves looking at the different fabrics and deciding which colors look good together. Her family left Bhutan and she is glad her 3 young adult children will have more opportunities for a better life in the US.
    DIBYA KHANALDIBYA KHANALWeaver
  • re:loom is her first job and she is so proud to be employed. Lakh has two children a boy, age 11 and a girl, age 4. Originally from Bhutan, Lakh and her family were in a refugee camp in Nepal for many years before moving to Clarkston.
    LAKH KHANALLAKH KHANALWeaver
  • The weather, changing seasons in Atlanta and the outdoors inspires the colors that Leila chooses when she makes a rug. Always with a smile on her face, Leila had never seen a loom before she went to work for re:loom.
    LEILA WRIGHTLEILA WRIGHTWeaver
  • Robin likes the detail involved in weaving, maybe from a previous job in banking. Touching the fabric and combining it with different colors is the most creative and satisfying part of the process.
    ROBIN UPSHURROBIN UPSHURWeaver