Production class has been in full swing this fall! Fatima, Mahvash and Fairbe are all still sewing with us, and we’ve been focused on expanding and refining job skills. This includes learning sewing related vocabulary, fabric pattern names (like polka dot and stripe), and reviewing colors. We’ve also had two new seamstresses join our Tuesday …
The sewn goods industry is in trouble. Millions of tons of fabric waste are generated each year. The process of growing cotton for new products is often highly pollutant and toxic for the environment. Many overseas factories are dangerous environments for their workers, and pay them barely anything at all. China – the source of …
So we’re in the middle of a big change as we seek to create purses and accessories that are made in the most sustainable, fair trade way possible. Other than the fair trade group we partner with in a mountainous province (read about the Embroidery That’s a Lifeline project), we’ve become very concerned about sourcing …
We’ve been fielding questions recently about who we are as a social enterprise. As we’ve been answering these inquiries and thinking through the issues people have asked about, it’s been a catalyst to provide some needed clarity to our focus and mission! As we get ready to launch our fall programming (a new mentorship program …
We’re kinda granola addicts around here. Fav snack of the day is, well, granola of almost any flavor. So we were really excited to discover Beautiful Day, a social enterprise based in Rhode Island. They make – you guessed it – granola! But it’s more than just another cereal company. From Beautiful Day: We started …
