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Keep your yarn neat and your crafting cozy with this charming cat-shaped yarn bowl. Hand-carved from thick, natural soapstone, the front features a sweet feline face with closed eyes, a heart-shaped nose and a gentle whiskered smile. At the back, a swirled tail cutout guides your yarn smoothly, preventing tangles while you knit or crochet. A Ten Thousand Villages Exclusive handcrafted by the artisans of Kenya’s Kisac Fair Trade, an artisan-led group that creates soapstone carvings to uplift local communities through fair wages, shared profits and community projects. Natural soapstone products feature slight color variations.
HANDCRAFTED IN KENYA
SKU: 4123170
THE MAKERS
Kisac Fair Trade Ltd. is an artisan-based group made up of members, employees and artisans. The group's goals include the following: 1) improve the standard of living of members and participating artisans through the production and sale of soapstone carvings; 2) improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of marginalized communities in the local area through active participation in community-based projects; 3) operate an equitable business that involves the sharing of profits between members, employees and artisans; and 4) promote fair trade and social justice within the community. Throughout its existence, Kisac has generated income for its members, artisans and employees. Ten Thousand Villages began purchasing products from Kisac in 2010.
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