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NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO START A CUSTOM RUG PROJECT WITH CREATIVE MATTERS

NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO START A CUSTOM RUG PROJECT WITH CREATIVE MATTERS

Welcome readers from around the world. We hope this issue of Narrative Threads finds you, your families and colleagues well. To show you how we’re managing, how our colleagues at mills in other parts of the world are faring, and what we can do together to keep our international community strong, we bring you this update.

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WE EMPLOYED HUNDREDS OF AFGHAN WOMEN OVER FIVE MONTHS
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WE EMPLOYED HUNDREDS OF AFGHAN WOMEN OVER FIVE MONTHS

In 2018 we were delighted to participate in a project that required 97 handknotted rugs. Until this year, we have assigned handknotted rugs to our trusted fair trade suppliers in Nepal and India. In 2018 however, we had the good fortune to work with a slightly different style of handknotting and create an incredible opportunity for Afghan women.

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THE LATEST ON HANDKNOTTED RUGS MADE IN INDIA
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THE LATEST ON HANDKNOTTED RUGS MADE IN INDIA

For every handknotted rug we design in our Toronto studio, we decide whether India or Nepal is best suited to its production. Read about Creative Director Ana Cunningham and Senior Designer Ali McMurter's April visit to our weaving partners in colourful Bhadohi in northern India. 

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MEET THE OWNER OF CREATIVE MATTERS
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MEET THE OWNER OF CREATIVE MATTERS

Now in her 27th year of running a small creative studio with an international and often high profile clientele, we asked Carol for her insight on the art and business of rug design.

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BUY A PAINTING AND HELP NEPAL
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BUY A PAINTING AND HELP NEPAL

Buy one of these framed originals and the full amount of your purchase will be donated to Nepal Aid, a fund established by Label STEP, the international non-profit organization committed to promoting fair trade in the rug industry.

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TRADE SHOW HERE WE COME
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TRADE SHOW HERE WE COME

Just like fashion designers, we have our custom pieces (haute couture) and our collections (ready-to-wear). However, we don’t walk our carpets down the runway, so trade shows are where we present our collections “in the wool” to current and potential retailers.

We are shortly off to NYICS – the New York International Carpet Show - taking place this year from September 7 – 9. It’s been interesting to see this relatively new fair (10 years) steadily growing. Domotex in Germany and Forza Tappeti in Italy are longer-running and among the ones we have attended regularly during our 25 years in the business.

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