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Candy Shoppe Mittens

Sweet as can be, the Candy Shoppe Mittens are hand knit and ready to warm your hands on cold days. Keep a pair in the car for cool morning drives, at the ready by the door, or tucked in a hat ready to pull on. Beautifully handcrafted by artisans with Kumbeshwar Technical School in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

HANDCRAFTED IN NEPAL

  • Materials: 80% wool, 20% cotton
  • Care: Handwash cold. Reshape while damp. Dry flat.
  • Pair with the Candy Shoppe Knit Hat
  • Measures: 9.5"L x 3.5"W
  • Colors: Marbled green, pink, and yellow with white
  • Handcrafted in Nepal

SKU: 5918340

THE MAKERS

Kumbeshwar Technical School was established to assist socially and economically disadvantaged children in the Kathmandu Valley. KTS seeks to provide trainees with marketable skills that can ultimately lead to successful self-employment. Graduates of the training program have the opportunity to move into employment at KTS, or to establish their own workshop. Besides the technical school, KTS operates an orphanage, a nursery, a primary school and a workplace day-care. Other benefits include literacy classes, women’s health education, health and accident insurance, and access to loans. KTS was established in 1983, providing an alternative vision to poverty and caste discrimination. Initially the institution focused on the "pode" or street sweeper and rickshaw driver community, in which children lacked access to education.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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