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Archive for the ‘Fair Trade accessories’ Category

Fair trade bag, embroidered

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Indigo Ocean Trading have a colourful selection of robust and durable fair trade bags.

 

Fair trade bag, embroidered suede : £19.99

Fair trade bag, embroidered suede : £19.99

 

 

The above is a beautiful fair trade bag embroidered by hand by a community of highly skilled community in India trading as a Touch of India who specialise in hand making fair trade bags all of which are hand embroidered.

 

 

Touch of India carries out most of its work with Muslim minorities and aims to preserve old traditional embroidery techniques such as Kantha embroidery, Zardozi and Aari work. It uses a wide range of beads and fabrics in the most beautiful colours and are true works of art.

Fair trade bag made in Jute from Indigo

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Fair trade bag made from jute : £4.99

Fair trade bag made from jute : £4.99

Indigo Ocean Trading have a colourful selection of robust and durable fair trade bags.
Here are some examples of Jute fair trade bags hand printed by a corporation known as Earth Bags and are based  in Kolkata, India. They produce bags made from jute since it is a fast-growing vegetable fibre in their country. It is also 100% biodegradable and recyclable.
Fair trade bag in Jute : £4.99
Fair trade bag in Jute : £4.99
Some of the bags are natural jute while others have been hand dyed in sumptuous pinks, greens and purples embellished with coloured sequins and hand printed with metallic gold or pink screen prints. Earth Bags gives employment to women and self-help groups in Kolkata and strives to help the environment by encouraging more people to use eco-friendly bags.

All the products shown here have been exchanged for a fair wage.