Again, a work in progress, but I wanted somewhere to list all the more fairly traded and 'ethical' options in jewellery making (the minefield around those two descriptions is vast and treacherous, but I hope this helps a tiny bit for finding things!) If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment.
Sidebar: I've included places that have some non-vegan items, simply because it's difficult to find supplies from purely vegan places. As far as I know, the Vegan Bead Shop has yet to open :D
Bamba Beads: This online UK store sells vegetable ivory beads, recycled glass beads, and coconut and seed beads (there're also some very non-vegan things there, but that's true of a lot of places).
Happy Mango Beads: An American shop with a multitude of fair-trade, recycled or plant-based beads.
Bead Voodoo: UK-based. A selection of coconut, nut, and seed beads.
Shiana: Sells fair-trade Karen Hill Tribe Thai silver from the US.
Bead Addict: They have a selection of Jabulanil fair-trade beads (supporting African workers) - the link takes you directly to those beads. Based in the UK.
The Place to Bead: A UK source for fair-trade Thai Karen silver.
Hill Tribe Silver: Another UK-based source, with an extensive choice of fair-trade Thai Silver beads and components
Quality Craft Supplies: From the US, environmentally friendly paper products, and recycled silver wire.
Note: these aren't endorsements!
Interesting post, Hazel and some useful info, thanks.
ReplyDeletethanks for getting this list together, I'm looking forward to checking out these shops. and of course yours, is fab!
ReplyDeleteI just hope it helps a bit :)
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a vegan glue well known in US is Elmer's, can be bought in UK: http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/Elmer%27s+Glue it's all synthetic, not good on environment, but animal free!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll put that in the vegan post :)
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