Charkha: Spinning for Respect, Confidence and Empowerment
Charkha: The Wheel of Empowerment The author, Ojas of Gram Sewa Mandal, reflects on the meaning of spinning for the kattins (women spinners) who spin the charkha for a livelihood. The confidence, respect and ultimately the empowerment that come with spinning often...
Reflections on organising the Festival
BackgroundThe Festival of Natural Fibres 2019 was organised at Craft Central. This event brought together fashion and textiles designers and sustainability experts. Those who are looking to learn about and source natural fibres - for themselves and their businesses...
Festival of Natural Fibres 2019
The Festival of Natural Fibres 2019 was organised at Craft Central. This event brought together fashion and textiles designers and sustainability experts. People who source natural fibres for themselves and their businesses also joined the event. The venue in London’s...
Indigenous Cotton Seeds-ASSEFA
Background In January 2020, a team of four supporters of Action Village India (AVI) travelled to India. AVI is a London based NGO supporting the work of partner NGOs in India, including ASSEFA. The team included Ivan Nutbrown, a founder member and a long serving...
The Story of Your Organic Cotton Face Mask
Covid 19: More and more of us are looking to protect ourselves when we venture outside for shopping and exercise. Face masks are now being recommended for situations where it’s hard to keep a necessary distance. At Khadi London we feel it’s important that these...
Khadi: Innovations that Inspire
Khadi is not just a fabric, it embodies the spirit of freedom, simplicity and peace.
In an ideal setting, the process of making cotton khadi, from seed to fabric, takes place within the village where the cotton is grown.
Festival of Natural Fibres #2
Khadi London, Freeweaver SAORI Studio, ONE and Craft Central invite you to the latest in a series of events aimed at showcasing the very best ethical and sustainable products, and discussing current trends and challenges in the revolution in...
‘A Frayed History’ – a review
Variety is the spice of life. It entertains us and beguiles us, forever feeding our wonder and curiosity about the world. But variety is also life’s substance. Biodiversity – the variety of life forms on earth – plays an essential role in sustaining the ecosystem services, such as food, water and energy, that we and other life forms depend on. Despite its value, however, biodiversity is threatened by human activities to an extent never seen before. The planet is now on the cusp of its sixth mass extinction and the survival of our species is in question. How has this situation come about and what can we do to change it?
Khadi London Blog
Information, explainers and perspectives from the world of Khadi.