ARTISAN-CRAFTED PERSONAL ACCESSORIES, HOME DECOR AND GIFT ITEMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Tablecloth Khandi
Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Striped
Tablecloth Khandi Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Striped
Materials:
About the Artisans
Aarong/BRAC
Aarong/BRAC employs over 30,000 artisans,
(85% of whom are women) who produce an
At Aarong in Bangladesh, gorgeous cotton and silk textiles are handmade at their
largest textile printing and tailoring production centre in Manikganj – a village located
approximately an hour northwest of Dhaka. Most of the 400 artisans working at this
centre are talented Bangladeshi women. Cotton and silk bolts, which have been
carefully woven at other Aarong projects, are brought to Manikganj to be dyed, blockprinted or embroidered. Once the fabrics have been decorated with striking colours
and patterns through one of these labour-intensive processes, they are then made into
clothing, throws, cushion covers and tablecloths.
impressive range of products from terracotta
pottery, to silk and cotton textiles, through
baskets and jewellery. Aarong/BRAC has
Product Care:
initiated education projects in one fifth of the
It is safest to dry clean textiles, at least for the first few washes. Otherwise, soak the
item for several hours in 1 cup vinegar and 2 cups salt for every gallon of cold water.
Rinse and machine wash separately in lukewarm water with a cold rinse. Should colour
still run, repeat the process. For subsequent laundering, wash with similar colours in
warm or cold water. Tumble dry on low heat.
country’s 80,000 villages, and founded a
university in 2001. It is also responsible for
thousands of health programs, numerous
agriculture and food production businesses,
and micro-credit initiatives. Aarong/BRAC is
managed entirely by Bangladeshis and is the
largest non-governmental development
organization in the country.
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