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Kenya
A round head, a plump little tummy and a soft touch: MICHEL is a bear soft toy with vintage charm, hand-knitted in Kenya from Kenyan wool. Its three natural shades are undyed ecru, blue from red cabbage and beige from plectranthus leaves, an aromatic East African plant. Available in two sizes: S, 34 cm, for little arms, and L, 50 cm, for full-sized hugs. Signed by its knitter, it makes a lovely gift for a new baby or a child, or a keepsake of your own.
Knitted and sewn by hand by the women of Kenana Knitters, a social enterprise founded in 1998 by Patricia Nightingale in Njoro, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Set up to create a market for rural women spinning wool at home, it now supports more than 300 knitters and 200 spinners. The wool comes from small Kenyan farms that do not practise mulesing. Depending on the colour, the wool is left undyed or coloured with plant-based dyes or conventional azo- and cadmium-free dyes.
Each piece is signed by the woman who knitted it. Small variations in colour or shape make every soft toy unique: a piece to give, treasure and pass on.
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Material
100% natural, hand-spun wool.
New acrylic fibre filling.
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Dimensions
S: Approx. 14 × 16 × 34 cm.
L: Approx. 18 × 28 × 50 cm.
Dimensions may vary slightly due to the hand-knitting process.
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Care
Hand-knitted in Kenya by the women artisans of the Kenana Knitters cooperative.
Each soft toy is signed by the woman who knitted it.
Each soft toy is unique and may vary slightly in shade, design or pattern. These differences are part of its individual character, rather than flaws.
Why we love it (and baby does too)
A gentle everyday companion, this soft toy is there for baby at every stage of their early development:
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