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 | Free Knitting Patterns This site has a few free patterns but also lists many sites where you can find more. There is also quite a lot of information available. Click here to find free patterns |
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 | Fair Trade Recipes Chrissie loves cooking and is always on the lookout for new recipes. When they incorporate fair trade products so much the better and there are always lots here - the site is also a good source of information for anything Fairtrade. Click here for gorgeous foodie delights |
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 | Fair Trade Fabric Limited We are pioneers in providing fairly traded fabrics and notions for patchwork and quilting. Why? Because quilters care. People who quilt or make patchwork items are natural recyclers, who often make quilts as gifts, to raise funds or to support people in times of need. Now caring quilters can buy fabrics that support marginalised communities in the developing world. Click on their image to see their website.
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 | Organic Cotton We supply organic, fair trade cotton, denim & calico etc.! Most of our cotton comes from a non GM source and is supplied by Agrocel. The cotton is grown in northern India. Our cotton is not sprayed with toxic chemicals. Instead, weeding is done by hand and pests are controlled biologically (by encouraging other insects to control the pests). Please see the excellent PAN site (Pesticide Action Network). Fair Trade Cotton This means that the people who weave and dye the cottons get a fair guaranteed wage and that their health and welfare is supported. We subscribe to the Fair Trade policy defined by IFAT (The International Fair Trade Association). Our hand made cottons are woven and safely dyed by a charity-run project involving about 250 workers using hand looms or small power looms. Click on the image to be taken to their website.
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 | Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers The objectives of the Association are the preservation and improvement of the craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing for the benefit of the public and the promotion of public education in such craftsmanship find out more by clicking on the image |
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 | The Guild of Machine Knitters The Guild is run by machine knitters for machine knitters, all on a totally voluntary basis. Our aims are geared towards the short, medium and long-term promotion of machine knitting as a craft for the benefit of all - individual knitters, clubs, professional designers, manufacturers, suppliers etc. find out more by clicking on the image
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