Sustainable, multi-purpose baby blanket with a vibrant stand-out factor, hand-stitched from four layers of reclaimed and ethically-sourced cotton and embroidered with empowerment by mothers in Bangladesh.
'Khushi Kantha' translates as Happy Blanket.
Our embroidery designs are named after our favourite parts of North-West Bangladesh, where our blankets are hand-made - and our colour palette is named after the mothers who craft our blankets and their children.
Each blanket comes presented in a re-usable cotton drawstring bag, hand-crafted from a vintage sari offcut, and is accompanied with a packaging insert featuring the photo and story of the individual mother who made the blanket.
The blanket's label features the geo-coordinates of the village in North-West Bangladesh where they are made, the hand-stitched name of the mother who made it, and the blanket's unique number.
Every Happy Blanket purchased comes with a unique story attached - and creates an opportunity for a mother in Bangladesh to provide for her children with dignity.
Our blankets rework the Bengali 'kantha' tradition of repurposing old cotton saris into ultra-soft blankets for babies, in order to meet global safety standards, while retaining its circular principles. Rather than using secondhand saris, we've partnered with a GOTS-certified Bangladeshi garments factory to breathe new life into what's known as 'deadstock cotton fabric, by upcycling it as the inside layers of our blankets. The outside layers are made from traditional handloom fabric, which is hand-woven, and then hand-dyed to our custom colour palette using Oeko-Tek passport-certified dyes.
Instilled with the strength and spirit of the mothers who create them, our blankets are designed to withstand the daily wear-and-tear of life with a little one, and be treasured from child to child. They have been tested against the BS EN 16779-1:2018 product safety standard.
As practical as they are pretty, a Happy Blanket is highly versatile - they are easy to transport, and can be used for pretty much every task on a busy parent's daily to-do list!
For example:
-as a pram blanket
-as a soft, clean surface for baby to lie or sit on, at home, in the park, on the beach, in a cafe etc.
-as a sun shade/to block out light and sound to help baby sleep while out and about
-to line the pram, giving baby a snug, soft 'bed' to lie on; and even...
-as a makeshift muslin/changing mat when the need arises!
The blankets can continue to be used through the years, as babies grow into toddlers and beyond - for keeping cosy when watching a movie on the sofa when the weather is miserable, to building dens, or picnicking.
COLOUR OPTIONS: See product images for details of our colour palette, named after the mothers who hand-stitch our blankets and their children. A Khushi Kantha is a different colour in each side, so it's like having two blankets in one! You can choose your two colours when your order.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
Our blankets get softer and more nurturing with each wash.
They have all been pre-washed multiple times, to ensure the fabric doesn't shrink and the colours don't run.
Protect the environment: Gentle wash at 30 degrees, with similar colours. Do not tumble dry or dry clean.