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reCharkha EcoSocial Upcycled Handwoven Products Collection

reCharkha EcoSocial

reCharkha Upcycled Handwoven Fabric - Sample

We UPCYCLE waste plastic such a polybags/plastic bags, biscuit or wafer wrappers and other multilayered packaging, using a traditional CHARKHA (Spindle) and HANDLOOM to weave it into a fabric. This unique process is designed to provide LIVELIHOOD opportunities for our VILLAGE WOMEN and YOUTH.

Conserving our Environment and Heritage, Enabling Rural Livelihoods, Creating Conscious Consumers

We UPCYCLE waste plastic such a polybags/plastic bags, biscuit or wafer wrappers and other multilayered packaging, using a traditional CHARKHA (Spindle) and HANDLOOM to weave it into a fabric. This unique process is designed to provide LIVELIHOOD opportunities for our VILLAGE WOMEN and YOUTH. This UPCYCLED-HANDWOVEN fabric is then used to make handcrafted utility items such as bags and fashion accessories, home decor and office stationary products. We customize products for corporate and Personal gifting too. We have presented some of our products on our website: https://eu.recharkha.org/

We explain our process in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHwDjmyl6fk (in Dutch Language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8OspiVqJk&t=2s (in English Language)

www.facebook.com/reCharkhaEcoSocialEU (Facebook page)

https://www.instagram.com/recharkha_ecosocial_eu/ (Instagram Page)

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About reCharkha EcoSocial

reCharkha EcoSocial is a Social Enterprise, founded on the belief that, development can only be sustainable if it is bottom-up! This means, sustainable development is possible only when it begins at the grassroots and involves an empathetic understanding of the other biotic and abiotic communities.
Our three core areas of work are geared to achieve this very model!
These are:
1) Conserving our Environment and Heritage,
2) Enabling Rural Livelihoods and
3) Creating Conscious Consumers

reCharkha Artisan working on Spindle

reCharkha Artisan working on Handloom

reCharkha Upcycled Handwoven Office Work Tote

reCharkha Artisan working on Bicycle Spindle!