Bag Drop Yellow Ikat - India
| Article number: | 6838770 |
| Availability: | In stock (1) |
This bright and joyful Yellow Ikat Drop in Bag features juco, a cotton and jute weave fabric, and eco‒leather. Eco‒leather is crafted without using hazardous chemicals in the tanning process. Instead of azo dyes, formaldehyde and other substances, eco‒leather is tanned using materials derived from sustainable tea bark extracts and waxes. This "vegetable tanning" was used in India in ancient times to tan leather. From our artisan partner group CRC Exports in India, which helps small, informally organized craft workshops develop into self‒sustaining businesses.
Features
- Eco‒leather and juco (cotton & jute weave) fabric
- Inside is lined with cream‒colored cotton muslin fabric
- 12L x 8W x 5.8H cm; matching 7 cm long eco‒leather tassel is attached to the zipper pull
- Zippered closure
- Handcrafted in India
Artisan Story
Craft Resource Center (CRC) helps informally organized artisan groups to develop self-sustaining businesses. CRC seeks to develop economic self-sufficiency for a vulnerable segment of society through traditional handcrafting skills. CRC provides marketing, design, finance and exporting assistance to a large number of artisan groups across India. CRC also provides raw materials, production coordination between groups and additional training. CRC considers artisans more important than products. This concern for artisans translates into a broader commitment to help others within the CRC network. Because of CRC’s coordination of craft production between different artisan groups, artisans have a high level of connection and cooperation. Artisan groups have been able to work together in partnership in times of need. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from CRC since 1993.
About Us
Villages Port Colborne is located along the shore of the Niagara Peninsula. Where the Welland Canal and Lake Erie meet, in the heart of Port Colborne, we have been fair trade since 1984. We carry unique, handcrafted goods that are ethically made from artisans around the world. If you’re in the Southern Ontario area, we welcome you to visit us in-person!