Fabrics from Benin · sewn in Heerlen

Design your bag or shawl with our hand-dyed fabrics from Benin.

Choose the fabric and the model, see the preview, order. We make your creation in our Heerlen workshop and deliver it to you. Every creation pays the artisan who dyed the fabric.

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From €16.99 incl. VAT · delivery in the Netherlands from €8.26

Foldable tote · Wax Garden

Hand-dyed in BeninBatik and tie-dye, by artisans verified by NVBB (In Benin).

Sewn and checked in HeerlenSewing, quality check and packing in our workshop in the Netherlands.

Secure paymentOnline payment with Mollie. The price incl. VAT is shown before you order.

Delivered to your doorPostNL or DHL, with tracking, in the Netherlands and Europe.

How it works

Your creation in three steps

Choose the fabric12 batik and tie-dye fabrics, hand-dyed in Benin.
Choose the modelThe preview shows your creation with the chosen fabric, and the price appears straight away.
We sew and deliver itSewing, checking and packing in Heerlen, then shipping with tracking. About 3 weeks in the Netherlands.

Start my creation Instant preview and price, no account needed.

The models

4 models, sewn in Heerlen

Price incl. VAT for the Netherlands, excluding delivery, with the least expensive fabric. The final price depends on the fabric and the delivery country.

Wax Garden

Foldable tote

Large tote that folds into its own pocket, long handles. 43 × 41 cm.

From €34.12

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Double Geometry

Drawstring bag

Light bag closed with two cords, worn on the back. 35 × 45 cm.

From €26.61

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Indigo Horizon

Zip pouch

The zip runs all around the edge: open, it is a full bag; folded and zipped, it becomes a pouch. 25 × 18 cm.

From €16.99

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Veiled Dawn

Shawl

Light shawl in hand-dyed cotton voile, hemmed in Heerlen. 180 × 70 cm.

From €30.67

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Our fabrics

Batik and tie-dye from Benin

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Also in the shop

Pieces ready to ship

No time to wait for a creation? These pieces by artisans from Benin and the Netherlands are ready, checked and packed: they ship as soon as you order.

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Dyer lifting a fabric out of the indigo vat

Dyer stirring the indigo vat, with fabrics drying behind him

The artisans

Behind every fabric, an artisan we know

NVBB (In Benin) finds textile artisans, checks their registration with the CMA-Bénin register, inspects every fabric and gives them a membership number. The artisan is paid for every creation sold.

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