Handmade Goods for the Better Good
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Thread Spun is a small, family-owned brand and shop in Encinitas, California. We make and carry beautiful goods for you and your home that are ethically-produced. We believe in supporting human beings and know consumer purchases can be used to create positive social and environmental change.
We offer a place to shop for unique wares and gifts handmade by our resettled refugee artisans in San Diego. You'll also find accessories, apothecary and home goods crafted by fairly paid creatives from around the world. We promise to offer handmade goods for the better good - purchases you can be proud of.
10% of all sales go directly to our charity partner, Circle of Health International.
artisan partners
Your purchase empowers resettled refugee women
in San Diego and makers and their families around the world
Featured Collections
Featured Best-Seller
$125.00
Desert Sun Hat-Original Guatemalan Palm
Fair trade and handmade palm hats with handmade terra cotta bead.
materials used:
-steamed (dark) guatemalan palm leaves
-leather cord
-polymer clay
-maple+birch wood
-rose copper eyelets
fair trade certified w/ signature of artisan
design + brim flattening by jimmy brower
sizing:
57 (7 1/8 or 21-3/4’’ to 22-1/4")
59 (7 3/8 or 22-5/8" to 23")
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additional details:
-dimensions 4’’ brim, 4.5’’ front crown.
-hand-made, machine stitched in guatemala.
-natural variations in color may occur.
Giving Back
We work with a network of resettled refugees, and we also give 10% of our sales go to Circle of Health International. Circle of Health works with women and their communities in times of crisis and disaster to provide access to quality reproductive, maternal and newborn care.
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Featured Best-Seller
$145.00
Woven Leather Slides
Handcrafted, woven leather slides from Northern Karnataka, India, by Mohinders. Each pair is made by master shoemakers using full-grain water buffalo leather that molds to your feet over time for the perfect fit. Handmade leather patinas to a rich, deeper color the more it's worn. Features a soft leather lining, cushioned footbed, stacked leather midsole and durable, grippy crepe rubber sole. *Half sizes size up. Available in natural leather only.
Mohinders works with families of 3rd-and 4th-generation shoemakers and leather tanners and strives to uphold respectful design and sustainability from start to finish. This means heirloom, regional processes, intentional choices to reduce waste and use lower-impact materials, and creating shoes that last and age beautifully.