Beaded necklace silk Creme-Green

This necklace is an example of zero-waste fashion. Textile scraps from recycled saris are used to make fantastic, colorful necklaces. Wear this necklace at different lengths, thanks to the long open straps in the neck to tie the necklace.

• Weight: about 45 grams
• Unique copy

Zero waste down to the last detail

The most striking colors and prints from silk textile remnants are selected. Then they are matched piece by piece with colorful cotton thread and  sewn into narrow, double-layered "tubes". These are filled with feather-light beads of Sheesham wood. Each bead is sewn into place by hand.

Recycle, upcycle

Reusing silk sarees is a very old tradition in India. The sari, the national dress of Hindustani women in India, is about 6 meters long. Silk sarees are a precious possession. They stay in the family for a long time and pass from mother to daughter. But at a good time they go out the door anyway. Then the sari is sold to the local pot-and-pan woman, or traded for cooking utensils.