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- Profession / role:
- Social Entreprenuer
- Company / organisation:
- Ethnic Supplies Ltd
- Website (if you have one):
- www.ethnicsupplies.co.uk
- My primary role in relation to fashion is:
- Retailer, Supplier, Consultant
- I am looking to discover or buy
- Share ideas, Decision makers in the fashion world, access to buyers
- About me / About business or organisation:
- I am the Founder and owner of Ethnic Supplies Ltd a social enterprise that supports East african women involved in textile and handicraft production reach a much wider market with their goods. I believe that this is a more sustainable way out of poverty.
I am passionate development issues and I bring a "hard earned" approach/exprience to my work or debates to this topic
I am also the lead Trustee of a charity LET THEM HELP THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, whose aims are to enable folk in developing world to share their skills with folk in the developing world.
Our current project is in Ruhanga SW Uganda. The biggest challenge in that community is accessing clean water and currently women and children spend up to 3 hours day in search of clean water.
If I can help you in anyway, please get in touch
My blog is at http://ethnicsupplies.wordpress.com/
- Career history / Company history:
- Started work in the Hotel industry, I retrained and move in the the Socail hosuing sector where I worked with the poor and homeless of London, changed direction in 2007 to address the poverty amongst African women invoved in textile handicraft production
Ida Horner's Blog
Is Bark Cloth the most sustainable fabric?
Posted on February 1, 2011 at 11:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
Bark Cloth (Lubugo in Luganda- which is the language spoken by the tribe that produces this cloth) is a non woven fabric made from the bark of the MUTUBA (MITUBA- PLURAL) Tree (FICUS NATALENSINS) and is produced by the Baganda tribe in Uganda. It was widely used in dress making and was widely worn by the Kings and queens of Uganda prior to the arrival of cotton which I think was introduced by Arabs or Indians.
The cloth is used widely in Uganda's Art and Craft industry, Traditional… Continue
The cloth is used widely in Uganda's Art and Craft industry, Traditional… Continue
Africa's fabrics - wild silk from Madagascar
Posted on December 8, 2009 at 18:37 3 Comments 0 Likes
When I tell people that Ethnic Supplies stocks fashion accessories made from wild silk one of the questions I get asked without fail is that
Is there enough for commercial purposes?
And the answer yes there is, in Madagascar. The best part is that there is a whole conservation project underway to protect Madagascar’s natural heritage.
Tapia, or Uapaca Bojeri, is the staple food of the wild Malagasy… Continue
Is there enough for commercial purposes?
And the answer yes there is, in Madagascar. The best part is that there is a whole conservation project underway to protect Madagascar’s natural heritage.
Tapia, or Uapaca Bojeri, is the staple food of the wild Malagasy… Continue
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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.
I have already unsubscribed you, but to unsubscribe, visitors can go here: http://www.offsetwarehouse.com/email_unsubscribe.php
I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience and look forwards to seeing you at this year's Expo.
Kind regards,
Yi.
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
It's on the events page, it's called Fashion Diversity 2009 and it's about the 3rd down on the list.
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
I am thanks, and you? Hope to run into you at one ofthe upcoming events :-)
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
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)
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