Fair Trade Crafts                     

Indian Parasol

Just a few of these beautiful cotton parasols available.  I bought one for myself having had skin cancer, and I don't carry off a sun hat very well!
8 decorative panels on this attractive handmade parasol.
Diameter 24" and length 24"                                                          Sold out
                                                                                                   More on the way
Use as sun protection or for decoration.  Not waterproof.
Colour:  Multi-colour (as image)

£12 + £3  P & P   

 Fairtrade Umbrella - come rain or shine!
Our sturdy umbrellas/parasols are made by women in the Kudumbashree Scheme 'Maari' - a social enterprise to support rural women in Kerala.

• 3 fold umbrella handy to pop into your bag
  
• Ribs fixed with stainless steel rivets
• Chrome plated steel tube
• Wrist strap
• UV inner lining to block out most UV rays, keeping the area under the umbrella cooler than the surrounding area
  
• Official Kudumbashree producer info printed on inside lining

£12 + £3.50  P & P

Kudumbashree was launched by the Government of India in 1998 for wiping out absolute poverty from the state through concerted community action under the leadership of local self-governments.  Kudumbashree is today one of the largest women-empowering projects in the country.
Its products do not have official fair-trade certification, but the production unit employs women living below the poverty line and the group leans heavily towards natural production and ensures that the workers are provided fair wages and good working conditions.

Read more about Kudumbashree on our News page

Handloom cotton tea towel - 2 for £3.50

Made by Noor the tailor
100% pure cotton – loop to hang up

63cms x 49cms (25” x 19”)

2  supplied

£3.50 + £3.00  P & P

Kerala Tea Towel

Premium cotton tea towel with 6 prints of old Kerala
This decorative yet practical tea towel depicts nostalgic prints of Kerala in the early 1900’s, including:  Chinese fishing nets in Cochin, Kannur beach, a canal and bustling street in Fort Cochin, a rural women’s hospital and the boat jetty in Ponnani.
A ‘must-have’ if you want a reminder of a great holiday in Kerala.

Size:  30” x 18” (76cms x 48cms)
Wash at 40 degrees max.

 £5 + £1.15 P & P

Fair Trade Tote Bag

Women of south India in the paddy fields
Natural colour bag with nostalgic old sepia print inspired
by evocative images of a by-gone era.  
Made from thick durable cotton, excellently
stitched and printed in Kerala.
Measures 15” x 13” and handle 14”

£2.50 + £2.50 P & P

Pencil Case or Make-up Pouch
A vibrant lightweight cotton bag from Eco-Corner, India's producer of eco-friendly stationery products.  Printed using azo-free dyes.

8.5" x 4.5"

  Only 1 available

£6 + £1.15 P & P

Coconut Palm Fibre Mini Purse

Fairtrade cute little mini purse made from locally sourced coconut palm fibre, by ladies at the Vimala Welfare Centre.

With velcro fastening

7cms x 5 cms

Colours  will vary        £3 + £1.15 P & P

Mosaic Coaster

Colourful coaster made from local sustainable banana fibre by
ladies at the Vimala Welfare Centre

4" diameter

£3 + £1.15 P & P                                                                      

Handkerchief
Beautifully hand-stitched cotton handkerchief.
Made by ladies at the Vimala Welfare Centre.
Limited stock - only a few left.
Delicate 'cut-out' embroidered pattern

11.5" x 11.5"

£3 + .76p P & P