Embroidered Peacock Blanket In Orange And Red

100cm x 75 cm, approx 600g with gift bag and packaging insert

Our Happy Blankets rework the Bengali 'kantha' tradition of repurposing old cotton saris into ultra-soft blankets for babies, in order to meet global safety standards, while retaining its circular principles.

Rather than using secondhand saris, we've partnered with a GOTS-certified Bangladeshi garments factory to breathe new life into what's known as 'deadstock cotton fabric, by upcycling it as the inside layers of our blankets. The outside layers are made from traditional handloom fabric, which is hand-woven, and then hand-dyed to our custom colour palette using Oeko-Tek passport-certified dyes.

Colours: Our colour palette is named after the mothers who make our blankets and their children. Sneha (grey) is the daughter of Shila, and Shopna (pink) is the daughter of Bulbuli.

Handmade by: Sunati is 38 and the mother of two daughters, Sumita and Delwa. She says: "I joined Khushi Kantha so that I have the opportunity to earn a good amount of income alongside my household work. It's great that I can choose my own hours, to work in a way that will meet my children's needs."

CARE INSTRUCTIONS:

Machine washable.

Our blankets get even softer and more nurturing with each wash!

They have all been pre-washed multiple times, to ensure the fabric doesn't shrink and the colours don't run.

Protect the environment: Gentle wash at 30 degrees, with similar colours. Do not tumble dry or dry clean.