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Fair trade photo albums from India
Handmade leather photo albums
Fair trade stiched & stoned leather photo album These
handmade, fair trade and eco friendly leather photo albums are made by a small
family business in Rajasthan, India.
The
dimensions are of these leather albums are
Extra
Large 260 x 335 mm
Large 260
x 240 mm
Medium
260 x 185 mm
Small 190
x 145 mm  
 
These
leather photo albums have 30 pages of khadda paper each interleaved with tissue
paper and hold up to XL
200, Large - 160, Medium 120 and small 60 6x4 photos.
khadda is
recycled cotton that has been left over from the massive garment industry in
India. They are handmade and doesn't contain any chemicals as we use only
unbleached cotton. The paper is made by a charity in rural Rajasthan that
promotes women's education and their social standing in the rural villages.
The semi
precious stones that have been stitched onto these leather albums have been
handpicked by us for quality and size and may differ from the image shown as we
use a mixture of tiger's eye, lapis, Labourite and black onyx. Please let
us know if you would like a particular stone.
We are a
fair trade company and regularly visit our suppliers to ensure the highest
standards are met. We quality control all our products to ensure that you only
receive the best.
We pay
our suppliers 50% upfront and send money to them whenever they need it. We
never send anything back or not pay for damaged goods. We use a bonus
system for the staff and they can earn up to 5% of our total order value which
can give them an extra month's wages per year.
The
leather has been tanned by our suppliers using a natural dye and the put
together using a mixture of love, contemporary and traditional skills.
This
album is also perfect to use as a scrap book, art book and the paper is great
for water colour painting.
Photos
can be added using photo corners, which are available in any good photography
shop, spray mount or simple glue.
These
albums have been expertly crafted using a mixture of contemporary and
traditional methods and the pages have been hand bound and are ideal for
travelling and perfect for just doodling or diary writing.
Due to
the handmade nature of these products colour and designs may slightly vary but
loveliness comes as standard.
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