Bridging Worlds · Since 2020
Preserving Miao Craft,
Preserving Miao Craft,
One Handmade Piece at a Time
Runystore brings handmade Miao batik, embroidery, and silver pieces from village workshops in Guizhou and Xiangxi to homes around the world.
Discover Our Journey
From Shanghai Back to
Village Workshops
In 2020, after losing her job in Shanghai during the pandemic, our founder Runy returned to the mountains of Xiangxi and Guizhou, the region where she grew up. What began as a difficult turn in life became a way back to the people and crafts she had known since childhood.
Back home, she saw how many Miao, Dong, and Tujia artisans were still making batik, embroidery, and silverwork by hand, often with few younger people ready to continue the work. The skill was still there. The market for it was becoming harder to reach.
Runystore was created to make that connection more direct: village workshops on one side, people around the world who value handmade cultural pieces on the other. Our goal is simple: help these crafts stay useful, visible, and fairly valued.
Film Documentary
Meet the
Meet the
Artisans
Every piece begins with a person, not a factory line. In Guizhou, batik, embroidery, and silverwork are still shaped by hand using skills learned over years. This short film is a closer look at the people and process behind what you bring home.
The Crafts We Carry
Made by hand, shaped by place
Miao Batik
Miao batik is made with wax-resist drawing and indigo dyeing. The fine crackle marks, often called ice cracks, come from the wax and dye process, giving each textile a surface that cannot be exactly repeated.
Miao Embroidery
Miao embroidery records stories through stitched motifs such as butterflies, dragons, birds, and flowers. Many pieces take days or weeks to finish, depending on the size and detail of the pattern.
Miao Silverwork
Miao silver pieces are shaped through hand processes such as melting, hammering, carving, and filigree work. Some designs are worn for beauty; others carry older ideas of protection, identity, and family memory.
Our Commitments
Social Mission
Working First With 55+ Artisans
Many of the artisans we work with are over 55, with decades of experience and few successors. We prioritize these makers because their skills are hard to replace, and because steady orders help them keep earning from work they know deeply.
"A handmade piece carries the time, skill, and memory of the person who made it."
Economic Integrity
Fair Trade & Direct Benefit
We work to reduce unnecessary middlemen and keep more value in the villages where the pieces are made. That means clearer sourcing, closer relationships with workshops, and a more practical reason for artisans to continue their craft at home.
Sustainability
Natural Materials, Less Waste
We prioritize natural fibers, indigo dyeing, and lower-waste packaging wherever possible. Handmade production is not perfect, but we choose materials and processes with care and keep improving as better options become available.
Support Heritage · Empower Artisans
Bring the Story Home.
When you choose a Runystore piece, you help keep handmade Miao craft visible, valued, and practiced. Thank you for supporting the artisans and villages behind the work.