Handa specializes in handmade, naturally dyed fabric for both the body and the home

Just Arrived! Botanically dyed, handwoven organic cotton from Kachchh

The best colors are directly from the natural world, no harmful chemicals used in this 100% naturally dyed cotton. A lovely lightweight slub-heavy cotton perfect for shirting and dressmaking. Spun and woven by hand in the same region that the indigenous kala cotton is grown, made by a cooperative of Indian farmers, dyers, spinners and weavers

 

Guatemalan Handwoven Cotton with Embroidered Birds & Bees

From the Ancient Mayan Settlement of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala: extraordinarily lovely embroidered birds and bees with a wing span of 2.5 - 4.5" on natural, undyed hand woven cotton cloth, with a linen- like hand. No two birds are the same

 

Scottish Hebridean Wool Tweed Cloth

The dreamiest undyed, minimally processed 100% Hebridean wool tweed cloth has just made its way over the Atlantic Ocean to us! Woven in a historical mill on the shores of the Isle of Mull, this cloth is closer to its handmade tweed ancestors than any you’ll find

 

Antique Rattan Basketry

Antique pasiking, woven by the indigenous people of the Cordillera mountains in Northern Luzon (Philippines), made more beautiful with gentle use, woodsmoke from the houses they’ve lived in and layers of beeswax they’ve been coated with.

These baskets feature several different traditional designs that continue to this day to be used as backpacks to take hunting and out to the fields. They are used for carrying small items such as food, tools and betel chew ingredients as well as for bring harvests back.

These take some days to complete - from harvesting the vines and preparing them for weaving to eventually crafting and finishing. The majority of this collection are from the first half of the 20th Century and are just as beautiful as wall art as they are to be worn.

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