Global Crafts

Handmade Felt Nativity Scene- 12-Piece Set- Fair Trade-Nepal

Name: Handmade Felt Nativity Scene- 12-Piece Set- Fair Trade-Nepal
Brand: Global Crafts
SKU: GLG60033-01
Price: 95.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$95.00 USD

Sale Sold out

Shipping calculated at checkout.

Quantity

Rejoice in our hand crafted eco-wool felt Nativity Scene. Includes Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, 3 Kings, Angel, Shepherd, Cow, Sheep and Donkey which all pack neatly into the stable after Christmas for easy storage! Each piece is artisan made by women in Nepal. Azo-free dye.

12-piece set includes display stable that doubles as storage
Measures approximately 7.5-inches tall by 5-inches wide by 5-inches deep
100% New Zealand wool
Each piece is hand-stitched together to create dimensional and highly detailed pieces.
Due to the handmade nature, size and design may have slight variances.

The Art of Felting:

The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the world’s finest sheep’s wool from New Zealand. Making felted wool is an ages-old, time-consuming process of bonding fabric with fiber. This is a physical job where the artisan’s scrub, rub, roll and rinse the wool again and again with soapy water.

Once the wool is bound into a sheet and the desired thickness is complete, the felt is laid out to dry. From there, the felt wool is cut and re-worked into many complex shapes and designs. The many sheets of wool might merge several colors to create patterns and layers. This takes a well-trained, talented artisan and is a true labor of love. The end results are colorful, one-of-a-kind textiles that are stunning to behold.

About the Artisans

Global Groove Life is a Fair Trade company that emerged from a commitment to global lifestyle. GGL designs, develops, produces and sources fairly traded lifestyle products with a pledge to the sustainability of production and the cultural heritage of artisan co-ops in Thailand and Nepal. Inspired by its people, landscapes, colors, flavors, the very scents that we inhale. We exhale to create stimulating products symbolic of our "homes" across the globe. Our business practices stem from a drive to unite global communities that span every culture and geographic boundary through co-creation, education and values based on human rights and dignity. GGL encourages the journey because the knowledge, acceptance and understanding of different ways, people and ideas is the very colorful road to a respectful, safer, and kinder world.

Materials

In South America, brazil nuts grow during the 4-month dry season that differs from region to region. The Brazil nut is a hard-shelled fruit, similar to a coconut, and takes about 14 months to mature. The fruit is about 4-6 inches in diameter and can weigh up to four pounds. The shell of the fruit is about a quarter of an inch thick and contains between 12-24 nuts.

Brazil nuts are primarily harvested from wild trees during the six-month period of the rainy season. Because the Brazil nut trees are so tall, harvesting the fruits consists of gathering the fruit after they fall. Once the fruit falls, it has to be gathered quickly so they are not susceptible to fungus and animals that can carry them away.

Madre de Dios, a mountainous area of pristine forests, is one of the poorest regions of Peru. The most lucrative industry here is the collection and processing of the Amazon (Brazil) nut into oils, candy, and candles for export. Unfortunately, few producers are informed or rewarded for extracting the oil in a sustainable manner meaning the region's rates of rainforest destruction are almost as high as its poverty.