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The handwoven market of silk production is crumbling under the price war with cheap imports? Find out why the Cambodian Silk economy is under threat and what the damage could be. With knowledge comes educated choices and you can consciously help these weavers now.

It takes two crucial things to earn an income in rural villages in Cambodia. For families that rely on an income from rice farming, life can be tough - very tough. That's why Cambodia Knits has stepped in to help these women combine their skill with opportunity to create beautiful toys and earn a fair income.

Have you ever wondered how fabric is made outside of machine based factories? Or how many hours it actually takes to make just one metre of fabric? It's really quite hard to imagine just how much labour of love goes into it. In this video I'll show you how this process is begun whilst paying people a fair wage away from factories. There's a lot more to the process than you think.

Nature can produce many beautiful things and one of these is silk. Discover the life cycle of the silk worm and the way that silk is havested to create a fabric of luxury quality and feel. By understanding the first step, you can truely value the price of silk.

 

Every silk bag I sell finds its way between many hands. As each person plays a role in helping to create the fabric, beautiful colours and end product. Join me, as I go further than the sewing workshop to give you the full picture of creating beautiful silk scarves, bags, wallet and purses with Kravan House.

Creating in Cambodia is never easy or cheap - but creating in Cambodia definitely has it's benefits. Discover the secrets behind the production of our Baby Bag as I work with Fair Sew, a fair trade production team. Watch now as I show you how to use discarded remnant fabric to help reduce just a little bit of the worlds unneccessary waste. Empower yourself with the knowledge to take action.

With over 72,000 babies born in Cambodia last year, you can only guess how many nappies or diapers were used and made their way into household garbage piles - a lot!!  Then, combine this with the cost and you have a pretty ugly problem for families and communities. Watch to find out how Modimade has helped relieve this burden on families in Cambodia as we introduce cloth nappies back into the lives of families.