www.sabahbht.org All our products are 100% hand-made, and each product may be similar but not exactly identical from the other The products developed by our women have been certified to be authentically produced in Bhutan by the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Craft (APIC) and are sold through the Authentic Craft Bazaar in the Stall No 46 in Thimphu. Product Catalogue More than 60% of the cost of the products directly benefits the women & artisans involved in the production process Funded by: SAARC Development Fund SABAH Bhutan Above Yangchenphug High School P.O. Box 1634 Thimphu, Bhutan Contact: +975-2-336745 Fax: +975-2-336749 Website: www.sabahbt.org E-mail: sabah.bhutan2012@gmail.com/yuden.sabah@gmail.com Follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/sabah- Bhutan/345514608843568 For more details on tailoring service, please e-mail us at tailoring.sabah@gmail.com
Introduction SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers SABAH Bhutan is an association of Home Based Workers, working as a team towards channeling and distributing their products in the market. These pool of around 200 members (mostly women) have come together from a rich knowledge of age old weaving tradition of the country that has been passed on to many generations. Their knowledge and skills to produce authentic craft is further enhanced and groomed by building up their capacity through skill development trainings, putting in place proper facilities for production; providing expert advice on product development and eventually helping them sell their products. This catalogue features a collection of products made by our women working from home from different parts of the country. Vision: Strengthening Livelihood Initiatives of Home Based Workers in the SAARC Region Mission: SABAH Bhutan is a Public Benefit Organization that functions as a social enterprise model with a primary purpose of strengthening the livelihood initiatives of the Home Based Workers by providing capacity building and marketing trainings to the member Home Based Workers, thereby enhancing better facilities for self-sustained income and generation of employment. Objectives: To promote the welfare of the Home Based Workers; To facilitate, promote and provide guidance for the enhancement of skills of the Home Based Workers and thereby revive the traditional and cultural heritage of traditional art, skills and designs; To provide facilities through various activities of SABAH for the generation of employment and income of the women Home Based Workers; To facilitate and promote, through participatory initiative, the marketing of the products of the Home Based Workers, thereby ensuring sustained, adequate and secured livelihood; To provide a platform for product marketing and facilitation of product initiative and research; and To generate awareness and recognition of the work of these Home Based Workers.
A group of professionals in SABAH Bhutan provide the following support / services to the members in: Networking: Connecting our members with each other and with other partners that can encourage and assist them in their work. Organizational Development: Assisting our members in developing their businesses and implementing effective company policies. Quality Control: Providing assistance in assessing members product quality and ensuring that Home Based Workers meet high standards in their production. Sales Assistance: Working with members to explore opportunities to increase the sales of their products, both locally and internationally, including participation during exhibitions and fairs. Export Services: Acting as a commercial agent for international buyers, consolidating orders and overseeing the shipment of SABAH Bhutan members products. Additional services: Customized job orders Retail & wholesale orders Tailoring Services Our retail outlets: SABAH Bhutan Handicrafts Chubachu (Opposite BDBL) Norzin Lam, Post Box 1634 Thimphu, Bhutan SABAH Bhutan (Main Office Building No. 9) Above Yangchenphug High School Post Box 1634 Thimphu, Bhutan
Contents MUFFLER...2 STOLES...4 PURSES & POUCHES...6 HANDBAGS...8 KIRA...10 Gho...12 JACKET...14 CUSHION COVER...16 Table Mat...18 Table runner...19 FLOOR RUG/BED THROW...20 Curtain...22
Accessories MUFFLER Multi-coloured muffler is 100% hand-woven using an array of color yarns on traditional back-strap looms. 2
Accessories Available in cotton & soft silk Size : 192 cms X 34 cms 3
Accessories StoleS An array of vibrant collection of stoles, 100% hand-woven in traditional back-strap looms (Pangtha). The intricately hand-woven stole is hand crafted using cotton yarns with traditional motifs (tima & sapma) carefully woven within the weave using zhumo/cheng (a spatula-like tool). The patterns are formed following the supplementary weft patterning technique. 4
Accessories Available in cotton, silk on cotton & full silk in different sizes Design & Pattern: Plain; Silk motif on cotton base; silk motif on silk base Size: Size: S - 230 cms X 48 cms (Plain Stole) M - 260 cms X 55 cms (Plain Stole) M - 250 cms X 54 cms (Stole with design) L - 250 cms X 60 cms (Stole with design) 5
Accessories PURSES & POUCHES 100% hand-crafted fabric with traditional silk motifs Fabric used: Silk on cotton fabric; Yathra weave (wool) 6
Accessories Available in different sizes, colours & designs (with or without motifs) 7
Accessories HANDBAGS Thick woolen fabric (Yathra) 100% hand-loomed in traditional pedal loom 8
Accessories Available in different designs and sizes in wool (Yathra) and hand woven cotton fabric OR as per order specification 9
Apparel KIRA (Traditional dress for Bhutanese Women) Karchang Kira/Simple kira is woven in stripes or check patterns without motifs ; Semi-intricate kira has some traditional motifs ; Kishuthara is a highly intricate weave originated from Khoma village, in Eastern Bhutan. 10
Apparel Available in different colour palette OR as per the order specification. Size: 260 cms X 115 cms Available in cotton, silk on cotton & full silk 11
Apparel GHO (Traditional dress for Bhutanese Men) Intricately hand-woven on traditional loom 12
Apparel Available in cotton, silk on cotton & full silk Available in different colour palette OR as per the order specification. 13
Apparel JACKET Fabrics for jackets are 100% hand-woven with traditional designs woven on panel looms/back strap looms 14
Apparel Wool (Yathra fabric),silk on hand-woven cotton fabric OR as per the order specification 15
Home Décor Items CUSHION COVER Fabrics for cushion covers are 100% hand-woven with traditional designs woven on panel looms/back-strap looms and tailored as per the market trend. 16
Home Décor Items Available in different sizes (16 X16 ; 18 X18 ) OR as per the order specification. Available in wool (Yathra), silk on cotton fabric OR as per the order specification. 17
Home Décor Items Table mat Intricately hand-woven on traditional loom Available in silk on cotton fabric OR as per the order specification Currently available size: 46 cms X 30.5 cms 18
Home Décor Items table runner Intricately hand-woven on traditional loom Available in silk on cotton fabric OR as per the order specification Currently available size: 173 cms X 30.5 cms Home Décor Items 19
Home Décor Items FLOOR RUG/BED THROW Thick woolen fabric, 100% hand-loomed in traditional paddle loom 20
Home Décor Items Available in wool (Yathra) Currently available size: 190 cms X 100 cms 21
Home Décor Items CURTAIN Fabrics for curtains are 100% hand-woven in back-strap looms and tailored as per the market trend. Available in plain cotton fabric OR as per the order specification 22