Your pouch was made in Jaipur, the Pink City, from carefully selected elements. The outer fabric is a natural beige linen with delicately threaded emerald green, turquoise, and navy blue stripes. Linen has been a hugely popular material in India for thousands of years and is mentioned throughout ancient holy books such as the Vedas, the Puranas, and the Upanishads, where its softness, beauty, and holiness are repeatedly praised.
The crisp white or green paisley printed inner-lining of your pouch, chosen for its striking contrast with the outer fabric, is repurposed fabric from a kantha gudri quilt. Kantha gudri quilts are hand-stitched together by women in the eastern part of India, traditionally using old saris and discarded clothing scraps. Your pouch has been embellished with a handmade silk tassel and a rainbow moonstone bead. Rainbow moonstone is a deeply spiritual stone that strengthens natural intuition. It protects us against negative energies, promoting harmony, balance, and stability. Channeling the magical iridescence of a rainbow, the stone is cleaning, inspiring, and restorative.
Origin: Jaipur, India
Dimensions: 16x26cm
Note: Because elements of our pouches are handmade, variations will naturally occur from item to item.
Materials: Linen (outer fabric), kantha gudri (inner-lining), silk (tassel), rainbow moonstone (gemstone)
In a small village, just outside of Jaipur, we walked into a small family workshop, where for centuries, the ancient craft of traditional handloom weaving has been passed down from father to son. The unique and colorful cushions, crafted entirely by hand, caught our eyes and our hearts.
Thread by thread, knot by knot, the sounds, smell and energy of the workshop swirled into an energy we had never felt before.
Time flew by and we couldn’t bring ourselves to leave. The colorful yarns braided and blended in our life story, creating beautiful bonds of enchanted traditions. That was when we realized, this story is bigger than us. That we needed to bring these stories and their magic back home and share them with a wider community.
The items we collect at NAMA tell the story of a distant land, its people and their exceptional craftsmanship. We invite you to share in this story, our journey and memories.