A cat mom and her baby girl

A cat mom and her baby girl. Here is a cat named Caramel. She is the mother of a small kitten. Sewn by women living in Delhi, refugees from Afghanistan who found refuge in India. The cats are sewn from beige cotton. Eyes, noses, unruly whiskers and faces are embroidered. They are dressed in identical outfits. Turquoise ,simple tunic and white lightweight pants in a delicate print. These are toys you’ll love from the first touch.

mother cat – 45 cm

daughter cat – 24 cm

The founders of SilaiWali are Iris Strill and Bishwadeep Moitra. Iris is a French woman living partly in India. He has experience working with French design and sewing companies in India. She has conducted many workshops for Indian women where she taught how they can use their skills and draw on tradition to create beautiful artisanal products. That’s how the idea for the social initiative was born, whose motto is: A PATH FOR FREEDOM. SilaiWali is a group of women refugees from Afghanistan, mainly from the Hazara tribe. The women now live in Delhi. They sew dolls and animals, and create utilitarian items by hand. Iris acquires a lot of beautiful fabric scraps after making clothes. Toys are sewn by hand, clothes are embroidered and embroidered. The bodies are created from cotton canvas in skin colors of various shades to celebrate cultural diversity, as it were. All products are manufactured using upcycling techniques.

We pack all toys in fabric bags. Please note that the colors you see on your device may vary slightly from the actual colors. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Have fun:)