With over 30 years of working in fashion, Madeleine Cranfill founded the Marisa Baratelli brand over 10 years ago bringing hand-woven Thai silk to her customers in the United States. Marisa Baratelli is designed and manufactured in Thailand using only the finest quality 100% hand-woven Thai Silk. The company has now grown to be an international business with the Marisa Baratelli brand being carried in over 300 stores in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Thailand.

Today, the Thai silk tradition continues for a limited number of craftsmen who use looming methods passed down from generation to generation. In an effort to preserve this cultural tradition, Madeleine Cranfill is setting aside a portion of the profits of Marisa Baratelli for reforesting the White Mulberry tree, the lifeline of the silk worm. The silk worm is the foundation of an industry that dates back over 4000 years to China and eats only one thing; leaves from the Mulberry tree. Your purchase of a Marisa Baratelli piece of clothing ensures that local artisans are employed and practicing their craft and that Mulberry trees are replanted in the forests of Thailand.

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