Sustainable Threads
Sustainable Threads is a fair trade company that works with over 10 artisan groups in India, with the goal of long term, deep partnerships. Their focus is on the people, not just the product.
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Sustainable Threads is a fair trade company that works with over 10 artisan groups in India, with the goal of long term, deep partnerships. Their focus is on the people, not just the product. This model requires a significant investment in design and product development, factoring in the skill sets of each community. Sustainable Threads is committed to fair trade practices and devotes considerable time and resources to weave in ecologically friendly packaging for their products and their company.
Greenheart carries some of Sustainable Threads' organic cruelty-free silk scarves made by the Bodo Women's Cooperative in Assam, India. The silk woven by Bodo weavers is known as ahimsa or peace silk. Silkworm cocoons are collected only after the moths have emerged, unlike in the production of most commercial silks. This results in a greater degree of fiber purity, emphasizing the natural luster of the silk.
Each step of creating these products is carried out locally—from nurturing silk worms to knotting the last silk thread on a finished piece. Community members are employed to care for silk worms, collect and process raw cocoons, spin yarn, color with eco friendly dyes or make and apply all-natural plant dyes, and weave fabric. In this way, each step of the process supports local artisan livelihood.
Silk cloth is woven on zidagar frame looms. These looms are crafted from bamboo and other locally available materials. The artisan carefully strings threads vertically upon the loom. She then weaves horizontal interlacing threads in decorative patterns. The natural tones and textures of the silk fibers are highlighted by the different weaves the Bodo artisans incorporate in their work. Silks are available undyed or dyed with eco-friendly dyes (including local plant-based dyes) in various beautiful patterns.
Greenheart carries some of Sustainable Threads' organic cruelty-free silk scarves made by the Bodo Women's Cooperative in Assam, India. The silk woven by Bodo weavers is known as ahimsa or peace silk. Silkworm cocoons are collected only after the moths have emerged, unlike in the production of most commercial silks. This results in a greater degree of fiber purity, emphasizing the natural luster of the silk.
Each step of creating these products is carried out locally—from nurturing silk worms to knotting the last silk thread on a finished piece. Community members are employed to care for silk worms, collect and process raw cocoons, spin yarn, color with eco friendly dyes or make and apply all-natural plant dyes, and weave fabric. In this way, each step of the process supports local artisan livelihood.
Silk cloth is woven on zidagar frame looms. These looms are crafted from bamboo and other locally available materials. The artisan carefully strings threads vertically upon the loom. She then weaves horizontal interlacing threads in decorative patterns. The natural tones and textures of the silk fibers are highlighted by the different weaves the Bodo artisans incorporate in their work. Silks are available undyed or dyed with eco-friendly dyes (including local plant-based dyes) in various beautiful patterns.
