Description
These handsome hand-felted wool containers, are useful as a decorative holder for any number of things, including as a planter cozy. They are sized for 4-inch potted plants or smaller. Excess water will wick through the natural wool fibers so place a dish inside or outside just in case. However, wool naturally breaths and will self-dry.
Purchase does not include plants. Plants are shown for display purposes only.
$9.50 Cozy Dimensions: 4.5"height x 5.5"diameter
$16.50 Cozy Dimensions: 5.5"height x 6"wide x 6.5"diameter
Handcrafted by skilled artisans working in a fair trade production center in Kathmandu, Nepal. The center practices sustainably. For example, excess water is drained into a neighboring garden for growing food. Traditionally hand-felted with 100% natural woolen fibers. Made with renewable and recyclable material. Environmentally friendly, non-toxic, azo-free dyes. Wool scraps are recycled into new products.
Walking into the Kathmandu production center’s reception you are immediately greeted by a cheerful ‘Namaste’ (‘I Salute the God Within You’) with hands pressed together in a prayerful expression. Proceeding into any of the production halls you’ll be greeted by a complete chorus of the same as dozens of ladies press felt into a variety of shapes, while others stitch, needle and applique to finish hundreds of different styles of decorative items for export.
Sheep’s wool is an amazingly adaptable fiber. It can be dyed any color and when hand felted using warm mildly soapy water it can be molded into any shape, or then cut and sewn together as per your imagination. Because the felting and most of the stitching process is all done by hand with natural materials that can be sustainably harvested, hand felted products have a relatively soft impact on the environment. Commercial exports of felted products from Nepal have grown exponentially since around 2000, benefitting thousands of mostly women workers, production managers and family businesses who help support their families and educate their children with their earnings.
