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Ochre Yarn helping Artisans in Nepal.
Ochre Yarn is raising funds to create on-the-job training opportunities for Nepalese women as the country continues to be among the worst affected by COVID -19. With up to 9,000 daily cases of the virus reported between mid-April to mid-May, Nepalese artisans are not...
ACP / Ochre Ceramics
The Association for Craft Producers (ACP) is a non-profit trade organisation that provides design, marketing, management, and technical services to low income, predominantly women, Nepalese craft producers. Meera Bhatterai founded ACP in 1984 with a vision to pay...
Hand-Woven Baby Camel and Merino wrap.
‘Ochre Yarn’ rejects ‘fast fashion’ and has an ethos that works with a Fair Trade Organisation in Nepal to produce product that is designed from fibre to finished product in an ethical way, using natural fibres and yarns of the highest...
Just in case you missed the Festival of Natural Dyes…
Not all of the wonderful artisans could offer courses during the Festival so check out the workshops on offer throughout November…
Pssst… we have a new eco-friendly project in the works.
Here’s a sneak peak of a new dyeing project Sue has been working on at Ochre HQ. Stay tuned for more…
One of our favourites – Laine magazine.
Laine is a high-quality Nordic knit & lifestyle magazine for knit folks. We just love everything about their offering !
Association of Craft Producers Nepal
This is our wonderful supplier ACP in Nepal in action… we are proud to partner them in support of Nepalese fair trade artisans.
Ochre Loves – Craftsmanship Blog
At Ochre, we’re inspired by craftsmanship that has a social conscience.
Soul Craft Festival 2018
We had a wonderful weekend sharing our craft with you and look forward to next year’s instalment. See more about the festival…
Have you heard about the Making Things App?
Making Things is an exciting new App that will create a home for interactive knitting & crochet patterns.