This beautiful necklace features a single strand of small, beads made of recycled fabric. The artisans cover handmade wooden beads with recycled remnants of discarded vintage cotton saris and quilts.  The beads are made of discarded wood from a local furniture company, making this a truly repurposed item.  

Measures approximately 19" long plus 2" extender chain.

Please note:  colors will vary as each bead is individually made.

All of our products are shipped with cards containing information about fair trade and the corresponding artisan group.

ABOUT THE ARTISANS

Our kantha jewelry collection is handmade in a fair trade women's cooperative in India. The artisans are paid excellent wages and have seen their standard of living greatly increase through fair trade practices.  In addition, Worldfinds, the company working with the women, has established the Girls Education Fund, which provides scholarships for marginalized girls to continue school.  In India it is estimated that 64% of adolescent girls are forced to leave school early to take care of younger siblings, help run the household or for arranged marriages.