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Our
scarves are made by people - not factories or machines!
How
is Silk Sari Yarn Made?
Meet our Knitters
Recycled
Silk Items
Bright and cheerful, our fairly traded hand spun silk yarn is made by a
women's collective group in Nepal into a wide range of items - everything
from scarves, hats, purses - even mitten! One group creates
the handmade yarn while another group knits it into the products we offer.
A significant portion of our
retail prices goes to the women directly and or goes to support assistance programs
including educational grants to the weavers children. Called "rungy chungy"
by our ladies, which translates as colorful, this yarn is homespun,
and all the work is done at home, allowing the ladies to go about their daily chores and watch the children.
To see the step-by-step process of how the yarn is made, view our page on
how recycled
silk sari yarns are made.
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Recycled Silk Scarves
Bright and cheerful, our fairly traded hand spun silk yarn
scarves, hats, purses and other items are made by a
women's collective group in Nepal. Each one is a unique piece of
art.
A significant portion of our
retail prices goes to the women directly and or goes to support assistance programs
including educational grants to the weavers children. Called "rungy chungy"
by our ladies, which translates as colorful, the yarn that is used to
create these amazing pieces is homespun, allowing the ladies to go about
their daily chores and watch the children.
Recycled Silk yarn is crafted from remnants and scraps of
contemporarily-produced Indian saris, this colorful yarn is 100% silk and
silk remnants and makes vibrantly hued scarves, hats, mittens and other
items!
Scraps left
over from the making of Silk Indian Saris are separated, hand teased, then
hand spun on a drop spindle or charka into amazing arrays of colors by a
women's cooperative made up of Tibetan refugees, Nepalese and Indian
women.
See how silk yarn is made & Meet some
of our knitters
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MEETS SOME OF OUR KNITTERS
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