FRIENDLY CATERPILLAR

Our cheerful Friendly Caterpillar is sure to worm its way into your customers hearts. Babies and toddlers are drawn to the vibrant colors of this soft toy and it is the perfect size for their small hands. This attention grabbing caterpillar looks great sitting on a shelf, paired with storybooks or as a gift topper.

- Handmade in Bangladesh
- Soft cotton yarn
- 8"L x 2"W

 

This Fair Trade co-operative was started by a young English woman living in Bangladesh when she noticed that many of the women working in the garment factories came from distant villages and had to leave their children with grandparents for months at a time while they worked in the city. The English woman gathered a few of the local women around her and taught them how to knit and crochet small dolls and creatures that could be sold in the Western markets, with the hope of providing an alternative source of income to Bangladeshi women. These women, with the English woman's help, were then able to teach more women in their own village. From a handful there are now hundreds of women now employed making these toys while living at home in their villages. They walk to work, a central place within their village, often taking their babies with them. Together they sit, knitting and crocheting community and love together into each heirloom toy.