Luxurious Shawl – Lotus Fiber
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Description
Luxurious Lotus fiber Shawl
Exquisite fabric like the lotus plant whose flower symbolizes purity in Buddhist culture !
Fair Trade Luxurious Shawl spun and handwoven 50% of lotus fiber and 50% natural ivory silk, Samatoa brand.
A spinner produces 250 meters of yarn per day. To make a jacket, 4 meters of fabric or 12,000 meters of fiber are required, two months of full-time work. Because of its complexity, this process can only be achieved by hand. The preparation of the loom takes 15 days to 50 meters of fabric, woven in 2 months.
Samatoa Lotus Textiles received the UNESCO Prize for Excellence in November 2012 for South-East Asia with a Sarong lotus and natural silk.
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A fabric with remarkable properties
The lotus fabric has unique properties. It is naturally soft, light and breathable. This is a very ecological fabric:
• It contains no chemicals or toxic
• The manufacturing process requires no gas or gasoline, no electricity, no water addition
• The lotus flower is a phytosanitary plant that cleans the water and protect the eco-system, while preserving fish and insects
The whole process is part of a sustainable development approach
Certification
A pioneer of fair trade in Cambodia, Samatoa Lotus Textiles believes in sustainable fashion in order to elevate artisans to world status in the international fashion market.
Samatoa Lotus Textiles is a member of the Artisans Association of Cambodia (AAC) which is a World Fair Trade Organization - Asia member (WFTO-Asia).
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