New Wallets in the Works!

We recently headed out to Ya Fu, a Lahu village about 35 minutes outside of Chiang Rai. Izara Arts started working with this village about two years ago after a brief visit and finding these great little wallets (in various sizes) among some of their other handicrafts. We worked with them to get the colors right and since then the product has taken off! We have introduced quite a few other organizations including Tammachat Natural Textiles and the Textile Museum of Canada.


We've been carrying our two current colors for a while now and are looking to update the options. Through the help of Paul Hancock, Director of Khom Loy Development Foundation, we picked out some new colors including a lime green/brown/tan combo and a blue/teal/yellow combo (pictured right) and ordered a total of 45 zippered wallets. The ladies agreed to drop them to our office in two weeks time, so we're looking forward to seeing the new products and increasing sales for this Lahu village.