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Kalam Beach Towel

Kalam Beach Towel

Handwoven in Ethiopia, this beautiful beach towel is inspired by the incredible colours of Ethiopian nature.

Woven on traditional Ethiopian looms from buttery-soft, hand-spun Ethiopian cotton, it is lightweight, highly absorbent and wonderfully quick-drying — perfect for days by the sea or pool. The flat weave also makes it versatile enough to use as a lightweight throw or wrap.

The colourful design is created directly on the loom, while the distinctive twisted fringes add an artisanal finish. 
Fair Trade certified.

Pair it with the corresponding two-tone hand towels for a beautifully coordinated set.

Material:
100% hand-spun Ethiopian cotton

Size:
95 × 180 cm

€75,00
€75,00
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A woman stands on outdoor stone steps surrounded by lush green plants and trees, wrapped in a striped multicolor blanket with white fringe. She is wearing blue jeans and sandals.
Kalam Beach Towel
€75,00
€75,00
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Who made it?

The artisans behind your product

Our partner

A fair-trade certified collective of 250 artisans in Addis Abeba is working around the various tasks of weaving products: from sourcing the locally-grown cotton, spinning it by hand, to weaving and adding the finishing stitches to it. The woman-led social enterprise pioneers an impactful movement to revive Ethiopian Heritage crafts.

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Noble raw materials

The cotton is grown in Ethiopia and locally sourced, ensuring a low carbon footprint. With over 100 spinners working from home, the work allows mothers to generate a much-needed income.

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Soft threads

Depending on the woman who spun the thread, it will be a little thinner or thicker and give your product that softness and human touch, which has long disappeared in our marketplaces, even from premium or luxury brands.

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Warp & Weft

All the looms are operated fully manually (also involving the feet!). While typical ethiopian weavers would work on 2-harness looms creating flat weaves, some of our partners' weavers work with 4 or 8 harness looms, meaning they craft with 8 feet peddles! There are so many innovative weaving techniques and patterns - the artisans are involved in developing and creating new collections.