Exquisite Kantha Quilts: Handcrafted Elegance for Your Home | Jaipur Handloom / vintage kantha quilts
Sustainable livelihoods of Kantha Artisans and Environmental Safety - Fair Trade Initiative and Mission of Jaipur Handloom
In our world today, handcraft production is the second largest form of employment behind agriculture. Jaipur Handloom fair trade mission is dedicated not only to paying our kantha quilts artisans fair wages and ensuring safe working conditions, but to creating opportunity for individuals, communities, and environments to thrive and grow. More than a business philosophy, fair trade is the development of relationships built on respect, honesty, freedom, and dignity.
Our Values
Jaipur Handloom is committed to a code of practice based upon these fair trade values:
Security
We pay fair wages up front, guaranteeing long-term, sustainable livelihoods for artisans and their families, and assuming all business risk associated with the sale of their products.
Education
We invest in literacy, life skills, and vocation training for our artisans—and in access to education for their families—to grow businesses, self-sufficiency, and the opportunity for a brighter future.
Responsibility
We are accountable to artisans and farmers, their communities, cultures, and environments—and seek to build relationships based on respect, compassion, integrity, and transparency.
Rights
We are committed to men, women, and children achieving basic human rights, including safe working conditions, fair wages for their work, education, and freedom from exploitation.
Value
We honor the creativity and craftsmanship of our artisans’ work and tradition
Our Commitment to the Environment:
Environmental degradation is linked directly to poverty in much of the world. Jaipur Handloom mission to fight poverty cannot happen without a thriving environment and healthy, sustainable practices.
We work with our artisans to ensure that our products are made responsibly, with sustainable materials—including recycled and remnant materials—and production techniques. Many of our artisans are active in environmental projects within their communities, including sustainable harvesting of materials, waste water treatment, reforestation initiatives, and environmental education programs.
We believe in:
Creating employment:
Jaipur Handloom works to provide employment opportunities to all artisans, regardless of gender, race, or religion. We also work to prevent child labor, instead making sure artisans' children stay in school and have brighter futures.
Paying fair wages:
Artisans working with Jaipur Handloom are paid fair wages in advance, to ensure they can support themselves and their families while they work.
Encouraging sustainable practices:
Jaipur Handloom cares about the planet, and encourages artisans to use sustainable crafting methods and recycled materials in their handcrafts. Here at home, we also use recycled cardboard shreds to pack our products for safe shipping.
Supporting community development:
Jaipur Handloom provides loans and donations to help build workshops, fund healthcare and education initiatives, recover from natural disasters, and additional community improvement projects as needed.
Preserving traditional crafting techniques:
Jaipur Handloom employs artisans who utilize traditional crafting methods, patterns, and materials to create their handcrafts.
With your support, we can continue to combat global poverty and work to help artisans and farmers build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.
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In our world today, handcraft production is the second largest form of employment behind agriculture. Jaipur Handloom fair trade mission is dedicated not only to paying our kantha quilts artisans fair wages and ensuring safe working conditions, but to creating opportunity for individuals, communities, and environments to thrive and grow. More than a business philosophy, fair trade is the development of relationships built on respect, honesty, freedom, and dignity.
Our Values
Jaipur Handloom is committed to a code of practice based upon these fair trade values:
Security
We pay fair wages up front, guaranteeing long-term, sustainable livelihoods for artisans and their families, and assuming all business risk associated with the sale of their products.
Education
We invest in literacy, life skills, and vocation training for our artisans—and in access to education for their families—to grow businesses, self-sufficiency, and the opportunity for a brighter future.
Responsibility
We are accountable to artisans and farmers, their communities, cultures, and environments—and seek to build relationships based on respect, compassion, integrity, and transparency.
Rights
We are committed to men, women, and children achieving basic human rights, including safe working conditions, fair wages for their work, education, and freedom from exploitation.
Value
We honor the creativity and craftsmanship of our artisans’ work and tradition
Our Commitment to the Environment:
Environmental degradation is linked directly to poverty in much of the world. Jaipur Handloom mission to fight poverty cannot happen without a thriving environment and healthy, sustainable practices.
We work with our artisans to ensure that our products are made responsibly, with sustainable materials—including recycled and remnant materials—and production techniques. Many of our artisans are active in environmental projects within their communities, including sustainable harvesting of materials, waste water treatment, reforestation initiatives, and environmental education programs.
We believe in:
Creating employment:
Jaipur Handloom works to provide employment opportunities to all artisans, regardless of gender, race, or religion. We also work to prevent child labor, instead making sure artisans' children stay in school and have brighter futures.
Paying fair wages:
Artisans working with Jaipur Handloom are paid fair wages in advance, to ensure they can support themselves and their families while they work.
Encouraging sustainable practices:
Jaipur Handloom cares about the planet, and encourages artisans to use sustainable crafting methods and recycled materials in their handcrafts. Here at home, we also use recycled cardboard shreds to pack our products for safe shipping.
Supporting community development:
Jaipur Handloom provides loans and donations to help build workshops, fund healthcare and education initiatives, recover from natural disasters, and additional community improvement projects as needed.
Preserving traditional crafting techniques:
Jaipur Handloom employs artisans who utilize traditional crafting methods, patterns, and materials to create their handcrafts.
With your support, we can continue to combat global poverty and work to help artisans and farmers build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Journey of Vintage kantha quilt from recycled vintage saris of Bengal to Fine Kantha Quilt
Jaipur Handloom Vintage Kantha Quilts are entirely hand stitched from recycled cotton saris in India ( Bengal ). A sari is a piece of cloth worn by Indian women by draping over the body in varied styles. Have you ever wondered where the beautiful vintage fabrics come from that make up our one-of-a-kind kantha quilts?
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Where to Buy Vintage Kantha Quilts Wholesale Online?
Jaipur Handloom is a fair trade shop directly engages with artisans to support their living hood and has established itself as leading Kantha Quilts and Vintage Throw Kantha Quilt Manufacturer, supplier and Exporter.
One of our artisan “ Aarti “ speaks about her passion about kantha art:
“Kantha is almost like my life. There are endless possibilities and I can’t stop. I am fascinated to create every possible combination and hope to be doing this for 30 years more”.
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Jaipur Handloom is a fair trade shop directly engages with artisans to support their living hood and has established itself as leading Kantha Quilts and Vintage Throw Kantha Quilt Manufacturer, supplier and Exporter.
One of our artisan “ Aarti “ speaks about her passion about kantha art:
“Kantha is almost like my life. There are endless possibilities and I can’t stop. I am fascinated to create every possible combination and hope to be doing this for 30 years more”.
Where to buy High Quality Kantha Quilts?
Revitalize your home with the classic touch of these exceptionally High Quality Kantha Quilts and Vintage kantha Throws by Jaipur Handloom. There is a wide range of quality, craftsmanship, and employment standards that produce High Quality Kantha products.
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Where to Buy Wholesale Vintage Kantha Quilts and Kantha Handmade Throws?
We hear a lot about Vintage Kantha Quilts, Throw Blankets, Bedspreads & Wholesale Quilts but not sure what they are and where can we get them, here is your answer:
PREMIUM QUALITY, ETHICALLY MADE, VINTAGE HANDMADE KANTHA QUILTS
- Hand-stitched in India ( Bengal) from three layers of vintage recycled sari cloth
- These Reversible Kantha Quilts are made 100% Organic and Eco-Friendly
- One of a kind. Each blanket is totally unique!
Shop for Vintage kantha quilts and get the most vibrant and colorful in numerous pattern like Paisley, Floral, Polka Dots, Bird and many more. All of our Kantha Quilts are 100% Cotton and truly handmade by Indian Artisans.
These Homemade Quilts are reversible and made from 15-20yrs old recycled vintage saris. Jaipur Handloom has established itself as one of the top Kantha Quilt wholesaler & Wholesale Dealers in India by working directly with artisans and by providing a platform to provide handmade goods while sustaining life of artisans with its fair trade practice.
Each of the kantha quilts is made of Cotton Sari Fabric with running stiches and these used Sari are beautifully crafted in must wanted form of Vintage Kantha Quilt ,Sari ,Blanket ,Kantha Bedcover.
Jaipur Handloom is based in Jaipur and is a leading Indian Exporter of Vintage Handmade kantha Quilt selling prominently online wholesale.
On its platform a wide variety of wholesale vintage kantha quilts options are available to you, such as use, pattern, and size, it come is twin, queen and king sizes and pattern varies from geometric, floral, paisley to ikat.
At Jaipur Handloom you can shop colorful bohemian vintage Indian Kantha Quilts bedding throw blanket to create boho look to bedroom or tumble across sofa for essential bohemian hippie ambience. Our Kantha Quilt Blankets will bring an accent of beauty wherever you bring them. Whether it serves as a throw blanket in your home, a sitting space for a picnic or day at the beach, or a gift to a friend, these Indian inspired quilts are soft and durable.
Each quilt we sell helps Jaipur Handloom provide training, employment and childcare that allows even more women to escape the sex trade and helps support brave and talented women rebuilding their lives in Bengal.
Our vintage sari kantha quilts are all one-of-a-kind, with a unique cotton sari on each side. Each kantha quilt is handmade by a special woman at Bengal, we help victims of sex trafficking in Bengal leave the streets and build a new life making kantha quilts. As beautiful products emerge from discarded cloth, broken lives are made whole again, stitch by stitch.
shop our collection of vintage kantha quilts here.
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We hear a lot about Vintage Kantha Quilts, Throw Blankets, Bedspreads & Wholesale Quilts but not sure what they are and where can we get them, here is your answer:
- Hand-stitched in India ( Bengal) from three layers of vintage recycled sari cloth
- These Reversible Kantha Quilts are made 100% Organic and Eco-Friendly
- One of a kind. Each blanket is totally unique!
