Friendship Ball!! Give a real gift of friendship in a silver friendship ball. Friendship Balls celebrate timeless english tradition of gift giving.  These are Silver Brass Balls that hinge open and are about 3 inches. These are filled with gift inside or by itself, are given to friends, mother, sister well wishers, brides.  The beauty of this ball is that only small gift can be place in the ball. So the gift is really the friendship.

These ball can be found at www.rupalee.com  for $19.00 and they are in stock. Call rupalee at 215-576-7188

rupalee Terracotta Foot scrubber and Callus Remover , made with fired terracotta pumice, scrub your feet with this terracotta pumice to get incredibly clean, soft, smooth feet that are heavenly to touch.
Feels as if you just got pedicure at a spa.
Terracotta Pumice Foot Scrubber

• • Effectively & Conveniently Cleanse, Exfoliate & Polish feet
  • Removes Calluses
  • Reduce dry cracked heels
  • Feet Feel like a pedicure at spa
  • Hand made
  • Does not wear out like Pumice Stone
  • Better Than Pumice Stone that is not rough enough or Metal Foot scrubbers that are too rough
  • Fair Trade

Works very well with

• • Soap and water
  • Foot scrub.
  • Shower Gel

Foot scrubbing so effective that Seventeen Magazine describes it as “the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Pumice Stones.”
Packed in a Cotton bag.
How to use rupalee Terracotta Pumice Stone?
Keep in your shower and it just take a few seconds to rub it your soles, heel, and any rough spots on the edges of your toes. Use it everyday or a couple times a week to keep your feet looking and feeling beautiful.
The magic of this foot scrubber is in the terracotta clay bumps that smooth off any moist soaked dead skin effectively and quickly.
Nothing works better at scrubbing your feet and giving you that just had a pedicure at spa feeling.
Rupalee is a member of Fair Trade Federation.

Pajama sets should be sized to ensure a comfortable and yet feminine silhouette. Comfort-fit pajamas should sit at your natural waistline and fit just right with elastic and drawstring waistbands.

Comfy pajamas are just the thing for r evenings and holiday mornings, making them a gift to be appreciated for years.

More over Fair Trade Pajamas ensure that women are paid equally for their work. Additionally, premiums from Fair Trade production are invested back into the community and can mean improvements in women’s lives. These premiums are used for education and job training, giving women an opportunity to work, an option that many didn’t have before. and means improvements in women’s lives. Fair Trade encourages women’s participation in and leadership of cooperatives. In fact, many of the Fair Trade craft producer groups that are members of the Fair Trade Federation are run entirely by women. For example, rupalee, a FTF member, has the specific mission to empower women in India,because “helping women gain economic independence is the most effective way to create a just and equitable society.”

That’s the spirit of Fair Trade.”

Pajama Fair by rupalee

Pajama Fair by rupalee  -Gift for Mothers Day- A gift FROM women FOR women.

Dress maker scissors make a great gift- even for the most hard to shop for people: men who have everything, co-workers, employees, eco-conscious friends and family, crafters, and of course, yourself.

Large Dressmaker scissors: 8 inch

• Handmade dressmaker style scissors
• Great household scissors for a variety of uses
• Use separate scissors for fabric and paper to prolong sharp edge
• Use to cut all weight fabrics of natural or synthetic fibers
• Bent scissors make cutting easy and allow for smooth and comfortable cutting over table.
• Thick, strong blades have a hand tuned knife edge to make clean cuts all the way to the points.
• An extra large handle is angled for a firm, comfortable grip across flat surfaces.

More information about these Dress maker Scissors:

• Fair Trade
• Hand made artisan craftsmanship.
• Sand-cast brass handles and hand-forged, tempered steel blades.
• Eco-friendly canvas packaging
• Comfortable in size and weight
• Great decorative desktop accent
• Hand ground knife edge cuts flawlessly all the way to the points.
• Used in garment production at our own facilities to produce rupalee and Ojasvy apparel and sleepwear. 
• Lasting quality can be re-sharpened-write them in your will!

   

  How to care for rupalee handmade scissors:

•    To avoid damage to the blade setting, do not force a cut if you feel resistance. This may be the wrong scissors for the job, or your scissors or shears may need sharpening or repair. 
•      Store scissors in dry place. 
•   Pin fabric outside the cutting area, to avoid encountering hard metal or plastic objects that might damage your scissors. 
•  Periodically wipe the inside blade surfaces of Scissors-  to keep them lint free; add a small drop of household oil at the assembly point to maintain smooth cutting action.
• You may want to apply a light coating of oil on the scissors’ blades and edges to prevent rust, especially if you live in a humid area, use the scissors in a humid environment, or want to store them for a long time.

We use these Handmade, fair trade, heirloom quality scissors in production of rupalee and Ojasvy apparel and rupalee christmas line.  Learn more at http://rupalee.rupalee.com/dressmaker.scissors.aspx, www.rupalee.com, www.rupalee.rupalee.com, www.rupalee.net

 The fabric is soaked boiled and beating by wood sticks to clean and get it ready.  Carved Wooden block  is dipped into a resist paste which is mud like and is viscous.  The paste masks the design and prevents the dye from penetrating through the fabric.  Sawdust or wheat chafe is dusted on the paste throughout the block- printing process to avoid smudging.

 After the fabric has dried in the sun, it is repeatedly immersed in the indigo vat until desired shade of blue is achieved. Exposure to air and repeated immersion  in Indigo affects the intensity of the blue, which in turn, affects the tone of the green.

 A mixture of boiled pomegranate rinds and turmeric gives the dye its particular hue and brings about the change from blue to green.

 The cloth is then dipped in a solution of alum to strengthen the dye, cured in sun  and resist paste is washed off.

 As the garment is washed, the color gradually changes and becomes bluish and less yellow and softens in hue.  Because the indigo color is mechanical rather than chemical, the excess molecules are rubbed off during initial usage of the garment.  If this happens, the transferred color can easily be removed by normal hand washing. 

How to wash the garment dye with vegetable dyes:
We recommend that you hand wash your vegetable dye garments in cold water and line dry them.

How Natural Green Color is made for rupalee:
Information Source: Did you know how we do this at rupalee – fair Trade with style.  Learn more at www.rupalee.com, www.rupalee.net, www.rupalee.rupalee.com, www.Ojasvy.com

Fair Trade

Fair Trade is a system of exchange that honors producers, communities, consumers, and the environment. It is a model for the global economy rooted in people-to-people connections, justice, and sustainability. It is the opposite of sweatshop labor.

Rupalee is a proud member of Fair Trade Federation- which is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty.

Cottage industry setting

Artisanal Craftsmanship

Hand Block Printing-Our printed fabrics begin life as a carefully carved block made by an master artisan. Then the fabric is printed by hand in an elaborate multi-stage process. Not only are the results beautiful and unique, they are also completely energy efficient, because there is no machinery involved.

Keeping Traditional Arts Alive

Many of Rupalee’s garments are intricately hand embroidered using traditional techniques such as Chikan work. Utilizing these talents keeps these artforms alive for future generations in individual communities and for the diversity of skills available to the global setting.

Eco-Friendly Dyes

We at Rupalee are proud to use high grade, Azobenzene-free and vegetable dyes in our fabrics. They don’t pollute local water sources or poison fish, and produce gorgeous, safer clothing.

All you have to do is feel a Rupalee garment and you know there’s a difference. We use only high quality luxurious fabrics from India (mostly silk, cotton, and cotton/silk blends). Natural fabrics not only look great and breathe well, they are a far more sustainable choice to synthetic and highly chemically intensive- processed fibers

Sun Dried- Zero Energy:  During manufacturing of fabric for our apparels, we dry our fabric in sun instead of dryers. 

Strong Attention to Great Fit

Rupalee knows our clothing will only look great if they fit well. Many of our styles come in standard and relaxed fit ensuring you look great and feel comfortable.

Learn More at:

www.rupalee.com  www.rupalee.rupalee.com  www.rupalee.net  www.Ojasvy.com

Cotton fabric is washed and dyed before printing. It is then stretched onto a long printing table and pinned. The printer uses a wooden trolley with an upper rack for trays of dyes and a lower for printing blocks. He moves the trolley along as he works through the length of the fabric. The printer starts by evening-out the dye in the tray with a wooden wedge. He then dips the block into the outline color and prints from left to right. The block is pressed hard on the fabric to ensure a good impression of the print onto the fabric. A notch on the block is used as a marker to guide repeats of the print. The master printer usually prints the outline and leads the printing process. For multicolor designs, a second block is dipped into a different color and then a third block is dipped into the third color etc. The colors need to nest in the pattern to make the complete pattern. A two or three color print takes more time to make than a single color print.

Fair Trade Event

Friday December 12, 2008

4:00-7:00pm

Joe Coffee

1100 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

WinterFest: Annual Artisan Showcase

Saturday, December 13, 2008

4:00-7:00pm

Mugshots- Manayunk
110 Cotton Street

Philadelphia, PA 19127

Fair Trade Workshop

Sunday, December 14, 2008

2:00-5:00pm

MainLine Unitarian Church

816 S. Valley Forge Road

Devon, PA 19333

rupalee fashion- sustainable tunic available for sale at http://www.rupalee.com

rupalee offers Fair Trade with Style for the Global Chic- Introduces fashionable and sustainable Women’s Clothing-  that fits and flatters!!! rupalee also has extensive collection of Handmade Christmas decorations ,  Intricate handmade greeting cards, Sustainable glamour with light weight Organic LAK Jewelry. Visit our collection at http://www.rupalee.com