Felted Nativity 12-Piece Set - Handmade Fair Trade (Global Groove)

Description

Fair Trade Product
This product is offered in partnership with Fair Trade organizations around the world, creating opportunity for marginalized artisans, producers, and distributors. Thank you for helping us make the world a better place.
Product Details
Rejoice in our hand crafted eco-wool felt Nativity Scene. Includes Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, 3 Kings, Angel, Shepherd, Cow, Sheep and Donkey which all pack neatly into the stable after Christmas for easy storage! Each piece is artisan made by women in Nepal. Azo-free dye.
12-piece set includes display stable that doubles as storage
Measures approximately 7.5-inches tall by 5-inches wide by 5-inches deep
100% New Zealand wool
Each piece is hand-stitched together to create dimensional and highly detailed pieces.
Due to the handmade nature, size and design may have slight variances.
The Art of Felting:
The first step to creating these beautiful felt pieces begins with gathering some of the world’s finest sheep’s wool from New Zealand. Making felted wool is an ages-old, time-consuming process of bonding fabric with fiber. This is a physical job where the artisan’s scrub, rub, roll and rinse the wool again and again with soapy water.
Once the wool is bound into a sheet and the desired thickness is complete, the felt is laid out to dry. From there, the felt wool is cut and re-worked into many complex shapes and designs. The many sheets of wool might merge several colors to create patterns and layers. This takes a well-trained, talented artisan and is a true labor of love. The end results are colorful, one-of-a-kind textiles that are stunning to behold.