We are a small family run business in mid-Wales and have been trading twenty five years.
We are concerned at the social, health and environmental effects of fabrics we are selling.
Organic cotton supply chains do exist and we have started this business to sell and promote them.
Most of our cotton comes from a non GM source and is supplied by Agrocel. One of their partners is Traidcraft, the largest UK fairtrade organisation.
The cotton is grown in northern India.
Our cotton is not sprayed with toxic chemicals. Instead, weeding is done by hand and pests are controlled biologically (by encouraging other insects to control the pests). Please see the excellent PAN site (Pesticide Action Network).
This means that the people who weave and dye the cottons get a fair guaranteed wage and that their health and welfare is supported. We subscribe to the Fair Trade policy defined by IFAT (The International Fair Trade Association).
Our hand made cottons are woven and safely dyed by a charity-run project involving about 250 workers using hand looms or small power looms.
Right: one of the weavers in K.V. Kuppam, a village in Tamil Nadu state, South India, 120 miles from Chennai (Madras). The area has long been a centre for cotton handloom weaving.
If you have any concerns please email us and I'll be happy to phone you.
