Mehera Shaw Company Profile Fair Trade Manufacturing

We are A fair trade garment manufacturer artisan inspired, lifestyle brand

Company Profile

hand block printer non-profit foundation trust

Designed in North Carolina, USA Made in Jaipur, India

About Us Mehera means “compassion” in Farsi.

And compassion is the heart of all we do at Mehera Shaw. We care about our customers, our employees and the quality of our artisan-crafted fabrics and clothing. We also care about the environment.

Mehera Shaw hand-blocked textiles are crafted from organically produced Indiasourced cotton and printed with AZOfree, low-impact dyes. Our team of 35 artisans create beautiful, durable and ethically made products, designed and manufactured from start to finish in our own Jaipur, India facilities.

Our designs subtly blend Indianinspired motifs and styles in a way that makes them distinctive and wearable anywhere in the world. If you value traditional crafts, if you delight in organic fabric, if you want life on Earth to be more livable, you will be proud to be part of the Mehera Shaw story.

It’s a Fashion (Social) Revolution!

We do all manufacturing in-house in Jaipur, India: from sourcing fabric, dyeing, block printing, cutting, stitching and to exporting.

Our company encompasses a holistic vision of exchange not only between East and West, but also across all participants in our Mehera Shaw value chain. It’s about the stories that unite us all: from farmers and artisans to customers, from design and production to use and appreciation.

We sell our brand retail our Jaipur boutique, our Chapel Hill studio and online as well as wholesale internationally.

Fair Trade Manufacturing • no discrimination

• no forced labour

• living wages, full-time salaried employees

• on time payments to staff and suppliers

• clean and safe working conditions

• no excessive working hours

• no forced overtime

• no child labour

• pension funds and health insurance for all staff

• transparent supply chain

Labor Standard Mehera Shaw has followed Fair Trade employment practices from our beginnings, 10 years ago. We are dedicated to stabilizing and strengthening Indian communities by supporting the skills and traditions of artisans, so they and their families can thrive. We’re people first, not just makers and consumers.

Vision The Mehera Shaw vision is born of a belief in human dignity, in people helping people, and in market demand for an integrated, transparent and sustainable lifestyle brand.

We are establishing Mehera Shaw as one of India’s leading fair trade manufacturers and brands, creating high-quality, artisanmade textiles for a worldwide network of clients who demand environmental sustainability and accountability.

Mission Mehera Shaw aims to be a force for good in the garment industry.

• To work with artisans, specifically artisan block printers, preserving their heritage while providing full-time employment, living wages and benefits, a safe work environment, and transparent practices.

• To produce clothing, homewares and hand-block-printed textiles in the most socially sustainable way possible, upholding the principles of fair trade, transparency and cooperative working environments.

• To live our commitment to quality and practicality in design, to affordability, and to continual improvement in environmental best practices in terms of water conservation, dye usage and energy consumption.

We are committed to be the most sustainable company we can be in terms of people, planet, design and profitability.

What We Make ◦

womens' garments (casual wear)

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kids/baby garments

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homewares

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hand block prints

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solid color dyeing using AZO free dyes

All work is done in-house and is all to fair trade labor standards.

Manufacturing Our current client list includes brands from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, UK, Ireland, Canada, USA.

By working with us, your orders support fair trade, artisan skills development, heritage textile crafts, the promotion of organic cottons in India and transparent, team oriented working relationships. Help us build a more sustainable world one step at a time.

Services

We offer both full manufacturing and CMT services for independent designers as well as established brands, including:

• pattern making

• grading

• designer support/consultations

• fabric sourcing for organic cottons, handloom 'khadi', cotton/silk

• sampling

• full-service manufacture and/or CMT

• export shipping for custom orders

• custom print production for block prints using AZO free, low impact dyes

Company Overview Capacity • • • •

Garments - 2,500 pc/month

Homewares (exluding quilting) - 5,000 pc/month

Printing - 3,500 meters/month

MOQ 300 pieces (mixed across styles and sizes)

Lead times • sampling: 4-6 weeks

• Production: approximately 3 months

Sourcing (all fabric sourced within India) • • • • • •

GOTS certified organic cotton woven

Handloom cotton

Linen and linen/cotton woven

silk/cotton woven

Small range of handles silk

Some jersey knit

Womens Wear

Home and Lounge




Printing Process

Printed Fabrics

Current programs and accomplishments MRF is currently working on four inter-related projects within the broader picture of artisan development, water security, education and women’s development in the textile sector:

The Meher Road Foundation is a registered non-profit whose mission is to support artisan development projects.

The Foundation’s purpose is help artisans maintain traditional craft skills while developing marketing and business abilities that will provide economic stability for their communities.

MRF works in a fully integrated, transparent manner with Mehera Shaw Textiles. MRF’s first project is an artisan up-cycling project designed to produce fashion accessories from post-production scrap, as well as creating cooperative, mentor-based education and training centers, and microsocial enterprises for artisan communities.

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1) Up-cycling project using post-production scrap fabric to create value-added fashion accessories.

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2) Design and installation of a scaleable ETP unit for water treatment for dyeing and printing. Installation was completed in early February, 2019; certification for GOTS will follow six months of data-collection and analysis, in terms of filtration and reduced water use. The Foundation is working with the Rajasthani Printers’ Association to make 50 individual units for home-based printers.

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3) Preservation and rejuvenation of the vegetable dye block-printing industry through documentation, academic and practical presentations. Early planning stages.

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4) “Bridging the Gap,” education and outreach programs in collaboration with MSTPL. Intermittent project.

The Upcycling Project is a Women’s Development and Skills Training project of the Meher Road Foundation.

We train women artisans to make fashion accessories and homewares using post-production fabric and basic hand stitching techniques.

We provide the training, raw materials and designs in support of cottage industry development. The women in the program are from urban slum and rural areas in and around Jaipur.

Transparent relationships The women agree to a price per piece in advance, are given free skills training and once approved, are given the raw materials for use in making the product ordered. They receive cash payments and sign a voucher for all work completed at the time they complete the work.

Upcycling is the process of converting leftover materials into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.

Even with good environmental and labor standards, garment production historically generates much scrap fabric.

Custom Manufacturing/ Wholesale • Women’s casual wear

• Kids

• Lounge wear

• Bedlinens

• Tablelinens

• Upcycled accessories

• Hand block printed organic cotton

MANUFACTURING Mehera Shaw Textiles Pvt. Ltd.

H61/A Meera Marg

Bani Park

Jaipur, INDIA

+91 141 4101636

shari@meherashaw.com

meherashaw.com

For queries, please send an email to Shari at

shari@meherashaw.com

with a brief company introduction including:

Your position within the company

Company name and address where registered

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Specific information regarding products you’d like to manufacture/order. We will review your request and send specific information.