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Bantam Threads 46
Bantam Threads 46
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Artisans like hand-make traditional textiles that go into your Ethnotek bag. With tip me, you can give something back. 100% of your tip goes to support artisans like Agripina. Yes, really, 100%! Ethnotek will cover all transaction fees.
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Add a tip to support artisans like Agripina.
Nice to meet you, I’m Agripina! My community and I make textiles with Ethnotek using a process called ‘jaspe’. The raw warp yarn is tied and dyed in sections, then spooled onto bobbins, which feed the treadle loom to complete the textiles. Weaving is created at my workshop and with my friend Manuel-Francisco in our village, Paxtoca. Your tips will be split amongst our community every month in proportion to the amount of weaving each person has completed. Muchas gracias!
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Hi, I’m Charles Acquah, I’m from the Somanya village in Ghana and have a workshop in Accra where I make all of Ethnotek’s batik fabrics with my son Nathaniel. Our motif designs are inspired by traditional Adinkra symbols. We hope you love our textile art. Your tips will go directly to me and my family, thank you for supporting our craft!
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Hola, we are Lidia, Blanca and Alida! We are creators of the very rare Mayan Star Motif and will soon be leaving the weaving trade, but are happy to say that our new weaving partners Alirio, Rosa, Felipe and Etelvina in San Marcos are carrying on our tradition. Your tips will be split amongst our communities every month in proportion to the amount of weaving each person has completed. We thank you very much for the support!
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Hi, I’m Che and I’m part of a group of 96 artisans in the northern highlands of Vietnam who make hand-embroidered textiles in collaboration with Ethnotek. Hmong women make only 2 tribal skirts per year and it’s our favorite hobby that we do during breaks from our agricultural work. This craft is our heritage that we’re proud to protect and is fun to make because we often socialize, laugh, and joke with each other while creating it. Your tips will be split amongst our female-led co-op every month in proportion to the amount of tribal skirts each woman delivers. Thank you for helping our craft and sharing our story.
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Hi, I’m George Ameyaw and my family have been weaving Kente for 5 generations. My team of amazing artisans are comprised of Felix Boakye, James Atagbolo and Willliam Agbo. Our workshop is in Accra Ghana and our weaving technique has it’s traditional roots that date back to the 17th century from the Ashanti, Akan and Ewe tribes. Your tips will be split equally amongst my small team, thank you for supporting our craft!
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Hello, I’m Inrahani! Our textiles are made on a bamboo frame loom in the Phan Rang Tap Cham village in central Vietnam. Our community are proud descendants of the Champa Kingdom and are grateful for your support. Your tips will be split amongst our community every month in proportion to the amount of weaving each person has completed. We are grateful to collaborate with you to elevate our craft.
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Hello, I’m Shamji and I am Ethnotek’s first artisan and have been working with the team since 2010. Our process is called pit loom weaving and our motifs are several generations old. My family and I are community leaders of the Vankar people. Weaving textiles is our main identity and my mission is to teach the next generation of artisans so we can preserve our tradition through them. We’re proud to receive your support and to see our fabrics on bags & travelers around the world.
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Monggo (whats-up), we're Sri and Yatmi and we make Ethnotek's batik fabrics in collaboration with the workshop owner Iwan. Iwan is a 5th generation Batik maker and is dedicated to carrying on his family's tradition. We have a special low water wastage process by hand painting the dye onto the fabrics after our friend Harjono stamps them with wax. Your tips will be split equally amongst everyone in our workshop. Thanks for the support!
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Hello, we're the Rabari tribe, we’re a pastoral community and travel around Gujarat, India, near the border of Pakistan. Our textile process is called appliqué embroidery and is our main form of artistic expression. Our chosen project managers are Pankaj and Mina. They’ll collect your tips and pay us when we deliver textiles to their office every month. We have to do it this we because we’re a nomadic community and always on the move. We travel where our goats, sheep and cows lead us. Thank you for the support!
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Xin chao (hello), we’re the magic-makers in Vietnam that make your bags and backpacks! We have just over 40 people on our team, our workshop is based in Ho Chi Minh City and we’ve proudly been hand-crafting Ethnotek bags since 2010. Your bag orders have helped a lot over the years and now your tips will make things even more comfortable for us. The tips will be split equally amongst our team, thank you so much!
Product Description
Product Description
The Raja 46 Liter backpack can be customized by the removable front panel called a Thread™. Each Thread™ is created from handmade textiles that are sourced in person and purchased directly from the artisan or craft village in which they were created. We are continually scouring the globe to find textiles that embody the vibrancy and beauty of the people who create them and the traditions they represent. We release new Threads™ regularly, allowing you to update the look of your bag without having to buy a new one entirely. This puts a whole new meaning to changing your threads!
Key Features
Key Features
- Water resistant 840 denier ballistic nylon binding
- Quick-access side pocket and a top-loading zip pocket with a built-in organizer.
- Country-flag label + Ethnotek logo
- Front zipper pocket can fit Letter/A4 sized documents and magazines
- Compression straps and snap buckles attach the Thread to the Raja Backpack as well as tall items like a yoga mat, skateboard, tent poles or camera tripod.
Product Size
Product Size
Fits Raja 46 Pack
Dimensions: 25.2" x 11.2" x .20" (64cm x 28.5cm x 0.5cm)
Customize your backpack with Threads™
All Raja backpacks can be customized via the removable front panel, called Thread™. Each Thread™ is created from handmade textiles that are sourced in person and purchased directly from the artisan or craft village in which they were created.
Traditional & handmade textiles
Our shared mission is to celebrate cultural diversity and give local craftsmanship the global stage. It's a great honor that the artisan entrepreneurs of the motifs value the Ethnotek brand equally and that we are allowed to use their traditional handmade textiles in functional bags and backpacks.
Every Thread™ is truly unique
All artisan textiles are handmade using traditional production techniques and materials. Our backpacks and bags are therefore as unique as the wearer. A 100% accurate reproduction of each unique item is therefore not easily possible in our online store. The Vietnam 5 and 6 patterns, for example, show particularly diverse and beautiful variations.