IVY - EARTH Kitchen Towel

Size 27"x19"
100% kora (unprocessed and unbleached) cotton
Hand block printed
Features a loop for hanging
Low-impact dyes
Machine wash cold, delicate cycle. Tumble dry low
Crafted by physically challenged artisans from Southern India

Disclaimer: Due to the handmade nature of our products and variations in device screens, you may find slight variations in color and/or craftsmanship. Even if from the same dye lot, slight variations in color may occur. This is not a defect, but a unique feature of handmade goods.

Description

Add a handmade touch to your kitchen with a hand block printed kitchen towel. Sustainable Threads' kitchen towel is sturdy, durable and a practical way to reduce use of disposable paper towels. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, it makes an excellent host or hostess gift.

Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped on to fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product.  

A Fair Trade product. Handmade by artisans in India.  

How It's Made 

 Artisans apply block print patterns to natural, kora cotton - this is unbleached fabric, and is the purest form of cotton. To start printing, an artisan evenly applies dye to a hand-carved wooden block. The fabric is then hand-stamped firmly and steadily, leaving a printed pattern. Dye is frequently added to maintain the same intensity of color. Once the printing is finished with a specific color and block, the artisan cleans the block and must wait for the cloth to dry before continuing. This is a deceptively simple art - each piece features dozens, if not hundreds, of careful impressions. 
Hand-stamped by physically challenged artisans who are given a choice of various crafts to be trained in, including block printing, to help best utilize their abilities and interests,