I feel slightly guilty about this review, as I was asked to do it ages ago and was very promptly given a beautiful package of children's handkerchiefs which I thought was so lovely that I just popped it on our mantelpiece and looked at it, daily.
Tamielle is a great ethical trade designer company. Founded in 1997, its products are produced by women from disadvantaged backgrounds working from their workshop or from home in Bulgaria. You can find out more if you look at their really interesting diary which shows the people that make the products and tells some of their stories. I was so impressed by the story behind these products that I have added them to my list of places to buy really special meaningful gifts.
The handkerchiefs themselves are absolutely lovely, they somehow remind me of being little. When I was a child I had a lot of handkerchiefs, I wonder if people didn't use tissues as much in the seventies? Anyhow, I'm really pleased that Fifi will have some of her own to keep in her pocket. I have not seen any to purchase anywhere else, they are a welcomed throwback from the past!
If you want to get a really unusual special present for a child, or indeed their mum, have a look at Tamielle. They have a lovely little corner of affordable ethical designer chic in the vast world wide web.
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