How It's Made
- Vintage saris arrive at our sewing center in Kolkata’s largest red light district.
- Freshly laundered saris are sorted into product types and grouped by color and design.
- Bag and blanket patterns are traced and cut, all by hand!
- Pattern pieces are hand sewn using the traditional Kantha stitch.
- For bags and other accessories, canvas and linings are cut, too. Then it’s on to the machine for these!
- Every product is checked by a manager at this stage. If there’s a mistake, it’s fixed. If there’s a tear in the fabric, this is when those beautiful patches you love are applied.
- Now it’s off to the quality control department for the final product check. If needed, additional patches are applied.
- The maker stitches her name tag onto the product, signifying her finished piece of art.
- Time to package for distribution; even the tags are assembled and applied by hand!
- The finished product is shipped off to our fulfillment center or another of our partners, on its way to you.