Sustainable Threads

Bourges

Tradition woven with purpose! Add a handmade touch to your kitchen with this handloom-woven cotton towel. Crafted from 100% cotton on manual looms, it is naturally absorbent, strong, and reusable — a practical way to reduce disposable paper towel usage. Packaged with a belly band and hanger, it doubles as a thoughtful and eco-friendly host or hostess gift. This textile is produced on hand-operated looms, one of the oldest methods of textile production. Weaving requires meticulous planning and skill, as vertical warp threads are carefully interlinked with horizontal weft threads to create each piece.

Arrived quickly and it works perfectly. This towel is thin and wrinkles easily. I don't mind the wrinkles as it is exactly what I wanted for style, weight, and color. It has a bit of a bar towel quality. It hangs nicely over the dishwasher bar - and it stays put. I am glad I found these.. Ruth. Lexington, KY. Mon Aug 06 2018

Bring heritage and artistry to your table with these cotton napkins, crafted from 100% unprocessed, unbleached Kora cotton. Each napkin is hand block printed through a meticulous process that requires dozens of careful impressions. Artisans apply dye to hand-carved wooden blocks and press them firmly onto the fabric, one color and motif at a time. The cloth must dry before the next layer is added, making every piece the result of patience, skill, and tradition. Handmade by artisans in India through Fair Trade partnerships, these napkins combine beauty with purpose. Durable, absorbent, and eco-friendly, they are a sustainable alternative to disposable paper napkins—ideal for everyday dining, holiday gatherings, and thoughtful gifting.

Rita. Durham, NC. Sat Jul 15 2023

Red/White

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with these hand block printed, heavyweight Kora cotton napkins from Sustainable Threads. Highly absorbent and eco-friendly, they are a beautiful alternative to disposable paper napkins and make a thoughtful party favor or host gift. Coordinated placemats, runners, and tablecloths are available separately. Hand block printing is a labor-intensive craft. Artisans from a displaced community in Northern India carve wooden blocks, apply low-impact dyes, and stamp each napkin carefully—dozens of impressions are needed to complete a single piece. This Fair Trade product supports ethical livelihoods while preserving traditional craft.

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with Sustainable Threads' stunning hand block printed, heavyweight cotton napkins! Highly absorbent, they are a great alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, they make an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product. Coordinated tablecloth is available to purchase separately.

Orange/Yellow

Make every meal special with the BLOOM Hand Block Printed Cotton Napkins. Crafted from 100% kora cotton—unprocessed and unbleached for natural purity—these napkins are soft, sturdy, and highly absorbent. Each piece is hand-stamped with contemporary motifs using carved wooden blocks and low-impact dyes, keeping alive an age-old craft. Reusable and eco-friendly, they’re a thoughtful alternative to paper napkins and perfect for elevating both everyday dining and festive gatherings.Handmade under Fair Trade standards by physically challenged artisans in Southern India, this set supports dignified livelihoods while celebrating heritage craftsmanship. Packaged beautifully, they also make an excellent party favor, hostess gift, or holiday present.

SPRUCE. Color Khaki

Bring heritage and artistry to your table with these placemats, crafted from 100% unprocessed, unbleached Kora cotton. Each is hand block printed with azo-free, low-impact dyes, using carved wooden blocks and dozens of careful impressions to create its intricate design. Designed in the USA and handcrafted in Northern India by a displaced artisan community, they blend timeless beauty with meaningful impact. Through long-term Fair Trade partnerships, this work sustains livelihoods, and offers dignity in the face of displacement. Durable for daily dining yet elegant for special occasions, these placemats are also machine washable for easy care.

Tribal vibe, yet subtle. Donna. Ambler, PA. Sat Feb 18 2023

Blue

Luxury with a Conscience! Wrap yourself in the warmth and elegance of our cruelty-free silk throw — a perfect blend of luxury, tradition, and mindful craftsmanship. Made from 100% silk, handspun and handwoven on bamboo looms, this throw offers a soft, luminous texture that elevates any space while remaining compassionate and eco-conscious. Dyed with natural indigo or natural turmeric and finished with hand-braided fringe, it embodies artistry and sustainability in every detail. Crafted by indigenous women weavers from Eastern India, each throw is made from empty silk cocoons collected after silkworms have metamorphosed into moths, ensuring a non-violent production process. The handspun silk strands, woven on traditional bamboo looms, preserve the fiber’s natural luster and purity. Every piece represents skill, patience, and meaningful livelihoods, bringing a touch of heritage and conscious luxury into your home.

Very nice. Sara. Vancouver. Wed Dec 02 2020

Olive Crostini

Their handwoven flax linen tabletop products are designed to create an interplay of colors. Each of their runners and napkins comes in a combination of three yarn colors that are hand-dyed and then strung in a combination on the warp and weft. Handweaving different thread colors into patterns is a much more laborious process than weaving with a single color, but is a valuable component, given the beauty of the final product. Dyed with Azo-free, low-impact dyes. Packaged with a belly band, it makes an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Handwoven fabrics are meticulously planned and created requiring a complex estimation, depending on the design. Handweaving is unforgiving: mistakes cannot be reversed as weaves can't be undone. Matching runners are available to purchase separately.

Gray

This is a pure cotton pillow, woven by hand on manual looms and enhanced with a complex weave to create a raised texture, which conveys the beauty of handloom weaves that cannot be reproduced on machines.Physically challenged artisans employed by a nonprofit social enterprise, handcraft this product.

This is a very nice pillow in looks, feeling, and structure. I would definitely keep it, but the blue shade does not quite work with my other colors as well as I had hoped.. Marcia. Bonita Springs, FL. Fri Jul 16 2021

These napkins add a simple classic style to every meal. Highly absorbent and washable, these napkins are a great way to reduce the use of disposable paper products. Suitable for everyday use and for special occasions, these napkins make a great holiday, host, or hostess gift too!

These napkins are great - the colors are very pretty in person. There are on the expensive side for napkins but you can tell the quality is better than a cheap set.. Angela. Boston, MA. Sun Aug 03 2014

Handwoven placemats of banana bark and river grass. Banana bark fiber is an agricultural byproduct. Good for the earth and for your table! Banana bark is known for being strong, renewable, and durable.

Very nice and goes well with my new table cloth.. W. Georgia. Sun May 27 2018

Blue

Bring timeless floral beauty into your kitchen with the BLOOM towel set, handcrafted from 100% unprocessed, unbleached Kora cotton. Each motif is hand block printed using carved wooden blocks and low-impact dyes, a meticulous process that requires patience and precision. Functional and elegant, these towels honor generations of craft while supporting artisans who have transitioned into urban livelihoods through Fair Trade. More than just kitchen essentials, they carry stories of resilience, heritage, and sustainable living.

60" L x 60" W

Tea time, meal time, or a feast? Your table will be forever transformed with this unique hand-block printed tablecloth, exclusively designed by and for sustainable threads. Kind and caring to the environment, hand printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Several dozen, if not hundreds, of impressions, are required to complete a single finished product. Enjoy this creation, made with a whole lot of patience and love!

earthy and vibrant! I love this tablecloth in the dead of winter it really put life in the dinning area. nice sturdy cotton material. there is something special about items that are made by hand. Donna. Port Jervis, NY. Sat Feb 26 2022

Eco-friendly elegance for every meal! Bring sustainable beauty to your table with this handwoven runner made from a blend of banana plant fiber and cotton. Carefully crafted on traditional handlooms by rural artisans from Southern India, each runner transforms agricultural waste into durable, eco-friendly design. Soft, natural, and biodegradable, it’s perfect for everyday dining or special occasions. Every strip of banana fiber is hand-twisted and combined with cotton to create a unique texture and contemporary pattern. These runners are easy to maintain—wipe clean with a damp cloth or spot clean with mild soap, and dry in the shade. Gift it or add a thoughtful touch to your own table—this piece celebrates both craftsmanship and sustainability.

Earthy colors and easy to care for!. Susan. Elida, OH. Fri Apr 17 2020

Whirlpool Nesting Boxes – Crafted with Purpose! Give your gifts and keepsakes a thoughtful touch with our handcrafted nesting boxes — where artistry meets sustainability. Made from 100% recycled cotton scrap fabric, these boxes are tree-free, durable, and beautifully adorned with hand-screen-printed motifs, offering an eco-conscious alternative to conventional packaging. Each set is skillfully crafted by rural and low-income artisans in Northern India. This work provides fair wages and dignified livelihoods, while preserving a heritage craft that transforms textile waste into something meaningful and lasting. Practical yet elegant, these boxes are perfect for storing jewelry, accessories, or homemade treats. They eliminate the need for extra wrapping, making them not just containers, but gifts in themselves.

I have liked everything about the jewelry boxes. I'm very happy with them. The price and quality are wonderful for what you're getting for the price.. Doris. Texas. Thu Oct 12 2017

Exclusively designed by and for sustainable threads, their choice hand-woven placemats are created by traditional weavers from a blend of the banana plant bark and cotton. Treated as agricultural waste, banana plants would head for the landfill once the fruit was harvested. This has since changed. The bark of banana plants is now being transformed into strong, durable, and renewable ropes twisted by hand, which are used in the creation of these exquisite handmade placemats. Spoil yourself or gift a loved one!

Sustainable Pages for Creative Minds! Discover the joy of mindful writing with our GREEN GEOMETRY Soft Cover Journal. Handcrafted from 100% recycled cotton scrap fabric—discarded by cotton t-shirt manufacturers—this tree-free paper is unbleached, Processed Chlorine-Free (PCP), and made without harming a single tree. The soft cover features hand screen printed geometric motifs in soothing green tones, printed with azo-free dyes for a design that feels both modern and rooted in tradition. Each journal is made by rural and low-income artisans in Northern India, who skillfully transform textile waste into paper sheets using age-old, eco-conscious methods. With 100 unruled pages, it’s versatile enough for sketching, recording dreams, penning travel notes, or daily journaling. By choosing this journal, you carry sustainability in your hands while supporting meaningful artisan livelihoods.

This softcover journal makes a beautiful gift for anyone who loves writing. Use it as a sketch-pad, a recipe book, or write with all your favorite pens - it will not smudge. Made of tree-free pages, this journal has 100 unlined pages recycled from unbleached, scrap cotton fabrics, i.e. no trees have been felled for this paper. The cover print is also sustainably made from recycled unbleached, scrap cotton fabric that is hand screen printed. This work provides livelihood opportunities for economically marginalized communities. Sustainable threads work in partnership with this group to carefully co-design products with a modern sensibility using traditional art, techniques.

exactly as described. Kaitlin. Thornwood, NY. Tue Nov 03 2020

Threads of Wellness and Craft! Add warmth and vibrant color to your home with our Haldi Block Throw — a luxurious, cruelty-free silk creation that blends tradition, sustainability, and artisanal skill. Handspun and handwoven on bamboo looms by indigenous women artisans from Eastern India, it is dyed with natural turmeric, bringing a bright, cheerful hue inspired by the healing spice. Each throw is made from empty silk cocoons collected after silkworms have metamorphosed into moths, ensuring a compassionate, non-violent process. The hand-braided fringe and careful weaving preserve the silk’s natural luster, making every piece unique while supporting meaningful livelihoods.

Traditional weavers create our choice handwoven place mats from a blend of banana plant stem and cotton. Banana plants bear fruit just once in its lifetime. Treated as agricultural waste, banana plants headed for landfills once the fruit was harvested. However, in its new avatar, the plant has been transformed into strong, durable, and renewable ropes, twisted by hand, used in the creation of these exquisite handmade place mats. Spoil yourself or gift a loved one!!

Indigo Elegance, Woven with Care! Wrap yourself in the serene beauty of our Indigo Block Throw — a luxurious, cruelty-free silk creation that blends tradition, sustainability, and artisanal skill. Handspun and handwoven on bamboo looms by indigenous women artisans from Eastern India, it is dyed with natural indigo to bring deep, rich color and heritage craftsmanship to your home. Each throw is made from empty silk cocoons collected after silkworms have metamorphosed into moths, ensuring a compassionate, non-violent process. The hand-braided fringe and careful weaving preserve the silk’s natural luster, making every piece unique while supporting meaningful livelihoods.

Melvin. Greenville, NC. Tue Sep 03 2024

Earthy Elegance, Crafted with Care! Infuse your space with natural warmth and mindful luxury with our Harda Block Throw — a cruelty-free silk creation that blends artisanal skill, tradition, and sustainability. Handspun and handwoven on bamboo looms by indigenous women artisans from Eastern India, it is dyed with natural harda, an Ayurvedic spice renowned for its medicinal properties, bringing a subtle earthy tone and heritage charm to your home. Each throw is made from empty silk cocoons collected after silkworms have metamorphosed into moths, ensuring a compassionate, non-violent process. The hand-braided fringe and meticulous weaving preserve the silk’s natural luster, making every piece unique while supporting meaningful livelihoods.

Bring natural elegance and sustainability to your table with these handwoven placemats. Crafted from a blend of banana plant fiber and cotton, each piece is carefully woven on traditional handlooms by rural artisans from Southern India. Once discarded as agricultural waste, banana plant stems are now transformed into strong, durable, and renewable ropes, giving new life to this versatile material. Durable and easy to care for, these placemats are perfect for everyday dining or special occasions. Their handcrafted charm also makes them a thoughtful gift for friends and loved ones.

Traditional weavers create our choice handwoven place mats from a blend of banana plant stem and cotton. Banana plants bear fruit just once in its lifetime. Treated as agricultural waste, banana plants headed for landfills once the fruit was harvested. However, in its new avatar, the plant has been transformed into strong, durable, and renewable ropes, twisted by hand, used in the creation of these exquisite handmade place mats. Spoil yourself or gift a loved one!!

Bring heritage and artistry to your table with these handwoven cotton napkins, crafted by indigenous women artisans from Eastern India on bamboo frame looms. Each napkin features a striped pattern created from hand-dyed, low-impact threads, woven with skill and care to produce unique, expressive designs. Durable and highly absorbent, these napkins are perfect for everyday use or special occasions. As a Fair Trade product, they support ethical livelihoods and honor traditional weaving practices. Machine washable for easy care, slight variations in color, pattern, and weave reflect the authenticity of each handmade piece.

Like the napkins very much, they are as shown online. I ironed them after using them and they wash well. Pros: Great value. Cons: I would like for them to all be the blue color instead of mixed with two blue and two mostly green.. Barbara. Saint Petersburg, FL. Thu Sep 24 2015

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with Sustainable Threads' stunning hand block printed, heavyweight cotton napkins! Highly absorbent, they are a great alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, they make an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product. Coordinated tablecloth is available to purchase separately.

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with Sustainable Threads' stunning hand block printed, heavyweight cotton napkins! Highly absorbent, they are a great alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, they make an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product. Coordinated tablecloth is available to purchase separately.

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with Sustainable Threads' stunning hand block printed, heavyweight cotton napkins! Highly absorbent, they are a great alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, they make an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product. Coordinated tablecloth is available to purchase separately.

Protect your table in style with our Hazelnut placemats, hand block printed on 100% kora cotton. Each set of four is crafted by a displaced artisan community from Northern India, transforming their ancestral loss into sustainable livelihoods. Using hand-carved wooden blocks and low-impact dyes, artisans create contemporary motifs that make every placemat a unique work of art. Designed for everyday use or special occasions, these placemats bring heritage, purpose, and beauty to your dining space.

This special paper is crafted from 100% cotton hosiery waste scrap fabric discarded by cotton t-shirt manufacturers. The paper is processed chlorine-free (PCP) and is unbleached making the product and the process earth-friendly. Makes a thoughtful gift for men and women.

Every note becomes more meaningful when written on paper that tells a story of renewal. These notecards are crafted from recycled cotton hosiery waste—tree-free, sustainable, and unbleached. Decorated with hand-screen-printed motifs in azo-free dyes, they blend eco-conscious design with artisan skill. Each blank card is a canvas for your words, while every purchase supports rural and low-income artisans in Northern India. A thoughtful gift set ready to be shared. The paper is processed chlorine-free (PCP) and is unbleached, making the product and the process earth-friendly. Makes a thoughtful gift for men and women.

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with Sustainable Threads' stunning hand block printed, heavyweight cotton napkins! Highly absorbent, they are a great alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and a hanger, they make an excellent party favor and host or hostess gift. Kind and caring to the environment, hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Numerous careful impressions are required to complete a single finished product. The coordinated tablecloth is available to purchase separately.

Write Your Story, Sustainably! Bring beauty and purpose to your everyday writing with our PAISLEY Hard Cover Journal. Each journal is made from 100% recycled cotton scrap fabric, transformed into tree-free paper by skilled rural artisans in Northern India. With 100 unruled pages, it’s perfect for sketching, jotting down recipes, recording thoughts, or even as a gratitude diary. The hard cover features hand screen printed paisley motifs, carefully crafted with azo-free dyes, blending traditional artistry with eco-conscious design. By choosing this journal, you support sustainable livelihoods and help reduce textile waste while carrying a piece of meaningful craftsmanship with you.

Brown

Timeless Craft, Thoughtful Sustainability! Transform your table with our handwoven placemat, crafted from a banana plant fiber and cotton blend. Once discarded as agricultural waste, banana stems are now repurposed by rural weavers from Southern India into durable, eco-friendly homeware. Woven on traditional handlooms, each piece reflects skill, heritage, and sustainability, supporting fair wages and meaningful livelihoods.

Looks great on my new bar cart!. Tiffany. Germantown, TN. Wed Aug 19 2020

Small, Pink

Make a fashion statement with Sustainable Threads modern but warm color block pillows. Artisans hand-weave this pattern using four different colors of thread, dividing the square pillow into four appealing color blocks. Each block shares 1 thread color in common with the adjacent block, creating a harmonious balance of color. Mix-and-match to freshen up your indoor space or makes a great gift.

Elegant addition to our family room. Catherine. Pittsburgh, PA. Tue Jun 09 2020

Set a warm and welcoming table with the HARVEST Napkins, thoughtfully handwoven from 100% cotton. Each napkin blends two thread shades in the warp and weft, creating a subtle sheen that elevates both everyday meals and festive gatherings. Crafted on bamboo looms by indigenous women weavers in Eastern India, these napkins are soft, absorbent, and eco-friendly—an elegant alternative to disposable paper products. Perfect for daily dining, holidays, or as a thoughtful host gift, they come neatly packaged with a belly band and hanger, ready for use or gifting.

The colors are quite vibrant, smaller than I anticipated, I didn't read specs closely enough.. Me. Chesterfield, MO. Wed May 30 2018

16" H x 16" W

Add a personal touch to your sofa, bed or outdoor space with a decorative pillow. Hand screen printed and hand-woven on bamboo looms, these pillows come in a range of designs inspired by nature to accentuate your living space.

Super cute and fun. This pillow looks great with my other neutral pillows.. Deborah. Thu Jun 23 2022

These Shannons 16" Napkins add a simple classic style to every meal. Highly absorbent and washable, these napkins are a great way to reduce the use of disposable paper products. Suitable for everyday use and for special occasions, these napkins make a great holiday, host, or hostess gift too!

These are the perfect size and love the colors. So glad I found them!. Mari. Kellogg, ID. Wed Sep 10 2014

Artisan Story: The silk woven by weavers is known as ahimsa or peace silk. Silk worm cocoons are collected only after the moths have emerged, unlike in the production of most commercial silks. This results in a greater degree of fiber purity, emphasizing the natural luster of the silk. Each step of creating this product is carried out locally, from nurturing silk worms to knotting the last silk thread on a finished piece. Silk cloth is woven on frame looms. These looms are crafted using bamboo and other locally available materials. The natural tones and textures of the silk fibers are highlighted by the different weaves the artisans incorporate in their work.

This unique silk is considered compassionate, as silkworms survive the process, unlike in conventional silks. Cocoons are derived after a patient wait for silkworms to live out their life cycles, metamorphose into moths and vacate their cocoons. Silk threads are handspun, then hand-woven into these gorgeous pieces! Handmade by artisans working for an artisan group that employs tribal and rural artisans, providing them an avenue for financial independence.

This unique silk is considered compassionate, as silkworms survive the process, unlike in conventional silks. Cocoons are derived after a patient wait for silkworms to live out their life cycles, metamorphose into moths and vacate their cocoons. Silk threads are handspun, then hand-woven into these gorgeous pieces! Handmade by artisans working for an artisan group that employs tribal and rural artisans, providing them an avenue for financial independence.

Maya

These 20" Napkins add a simple classic style to every meal. Highly absorbent and washable, these napkins are a great way to reduce the use of disposable paper products. Suitable for everyday use and for special occasions, these napkins make a great holiday, host, or hostess gift too!

The napkins come in a great color. Made of good material.. Mary. FL. Tue Apr 21 2015

16" H x 16" W

Add a personal touch to your sofa, bed or outdoor space with a decorative pillow. Hand screen printed and hand-woven on bamboo looms, these pillows come in a range of designs inspired by nature to accentuate your living space.

I need a return label for this product please. Thank you. Victoria. Victoria. Phoenix, AZ. Mon Nov 03 2014

These SPICE HUES 16" Napkins add a simple, classic style to every meal. Soft, absorbent, and washable, they are an eco-friendly alternative to disposable paper products. The two-tone weave blends warp and weft shades, creating a subtle sheen that works beautifully for both everyday dining and festive gatherings. Handwoven on bamboo looms by indigenous women artisans in Eastern India, each napkin carries the mark of skilled craftsmanship. Fair Trade certified and neatly packaged, they also make a thoughtful holiday, housewarming, or hostess gift.

Good quality. Tracey. Mount Pleasant, SC. Fri Jan 02 2026

Celebration Boxed Notecards – Write with Purpose! Send more than words — send a message of sustainability and care. Our boxed set of eight notecards with envelopes is crafted from 100% recycled cotton scrap fabric, tree-free and earth-friendly. Blank inside, they give you space to share your thoughts, greetings, or gratitude in a way that’s meaningful and eco-conscious. Each card is adorned with hand screen printed motifs and made by rural artisans in Northern India, transforming textile waste into beautiful, purposeful stationery. Perfect for everyday notes, special occasions, or thoughtful gifting.

They're perfect for my needs. Love the metallic ink on the textured paper.. Anonymous. Tucson. Az. Sat Sep 28 2024

Make entertaining guests an indulgence with these stunning hand-block printed cotton napkins from Sustainable Threads. Crafted from heavyweight kora cotton (unbleached and unprocessed), they are soft, highly absorbent, and a sustainable alternative to disposable paper napkins. Packaged with a belly band and hanger, they also make a thoughtful host or hostess gift. Hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, applying dye, and carefully stamping the fabric. Each napkin features dozens of precise impressions, creating contemporary motifs that reflect skilled craftsmanship. The coordinated tablecloth is available separately.

Primo quality. Lynn. Pelham, AL. Wed Sep 03 2025

Protect ytheir dinner table from food stains and hot dinnerware or transform a drab table with one-of-a-kind block printed table mats. These conversation pieces are exclusively designed by and for Sustainable Threads. Hand block printing is a labor-intensive process that involves carving designs on individual wooden blocks, to which dye is applied and stamped onto the fabric. Several dozen impressions are required to complete a single finished product. Enjoy this creation, made with a whole lot of patience and love! Co-ordinated napkins are available to purchase separately.