Dear Ida,

I hope you're well.

We don't add email addresses to our mailinglist without consent - perhaps it was via the Source Expo last year, where we had a "join our mailinglist" document floating around. 

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I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience and look forwards to seeing you at this year's Expo.

Kind regards,

Yi.

Hello, We're looking for some help sourcing organic/fairtrade fabric. If you could email us any info it'd be much appreciated... sisu.info@gmail.com. Many thanks, Helen.

just saw your message and yes those would also be appreciated.

they do feel quite hard ans sturdy right?

i would like a trial set if possible about 5 kg max

let me know if possible, costings and shipping timelines too

thanks
jacqueline

Hi Ida

It's on the events page, it's called Fashion Diversity 2009 and it's about the 3rd down on the list.

Hiya, no I'm not going to be able to make it, but I'm going to the fashion diversity show on Saturday. If you're going to be there we can arrange to meet up.

Hi Ida
Thanks, and hope to meet you at the networking evening next week.
If there's anything you would like me to promote on my website, just let me know.
Best,
Leona

Hi Ida

I am thanks, and you? Hope to run into you at one ofthe upcoming events :-)

we are open to using african print fabrics from elsewhere if there are no local options. basically our goal is to provide work for these women so our priorities:
1. provide opportunities to the women
2. ideally fair trade fabrics
3. ideally organic

(in that order of importance to us)

thank you for your help!
sophia

these are beautiful designs. did you design these? do you have other prints besides tie dye?

This picture is from kangas that we're bought from a vendor while we were in Burundi. He said that they were designed for export to Germany.

We really appreciate your help. The fabrics do not have to be exactly like this. We are just looking for some printed fabrics in coordinating patterns that we could create a baby collection from.

I will check back for photos.

My contact info is:
Sophia Hirokawa Lin
designsilverlake@gmail.com
310-990-4497 (california, united states)

Ida,
Here's a picture of the kangas that we sourced while we were there. But it doesn't seem like we're able to find anything made locally. we might have to resort to something being made elsewhere like India but only if it's fair trade.

any suggestions or help would really be great. thank you so much!!!!!

My name is Sophia and I'm the co-founder of a non-profit called Raven + Lily. We are located in Los Angeles, CA but we work with co-ops mainly in India and East Africa. We just returned from a trip to East Africa (kenya, ethiopia and burundi) about 3 weeks ago to meet the co-ops, source fabrics, and get to know the women that we're supporting.

Our non-profit works on designs with these co-ops, pays them a fair wage, helps them market and sell their goods to the U.S. Market and then sends the proceeds back to the local co-op communities.

We are really having trouble sourcing african prints made locally within Africa. most seem to be made in India and Africa. Do you have any vendors you would recommend?

Hi Ida,
I have been reading about your work and check out your website, what a great achievement hun! Hope that you can make it to the spotlight seminar today. You will definitely hear from me once I design my A/W 10 range : ) I dont know where to start in finding suppliers etc

Anyway hun hope to meet you soon
x

Hi Ida

welcome to the site

i totally believe in what you are doing....helping others to help themselves...its not aid but trade that Africa needs...

will stay in touch to hear more about the work you do

jacqueline

Hello Ida, very impressive project and website. I'd really like to chat to you about possible co-operation.