Indigo Ikat Stripe Cushion Cover Coffee & Tea Matesai works with Akha women

Matesai works with Akha women from a remote area of Northern Laos to design and develop fresh product and provide access to the international market

Handmade by villagers in Ban Naphia

Luang Namtha Province

We raised funds to send women of these villages to learn to sew in Vientiane and subsequently collaborate to create new designs and a range of functional homewares and clothing incorporating traditional cloth and motifs

We raised funds to send women of these villages to learn to sew in Vientiane and collaborate to create new designs and a range of functional homewares and clothing incorporating traditional cloth and motifs

Indigo Ikat Stripe Cushion Cover Coffee & Tea Matesai works with Akha women[SV CC1] Made from 100% cotton and indigo dyed handwoven Ikat. Solid back with recycled metal button closure. Dyed & woven by the Phu Tai, Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos, 45 x 45cm After being woven, fabrics are then sewn at Sengsavang, a vocational training centre for women at risk of trafficking and sexual abuse. Purchasing these items help keep the indigo ikat tradition alive, and enables Sengsavang to continue with their important work in