We love what we do

We help rural artisans and craftsmen by providing employment opportunities, offering facilities to sell their products and enhancing their skills through skill development programmes. Our set of skilled artisans exhibit a particular set of values and behaviours which make them stand out from the crowd and make them highly coveted artists and praise-worthy craftsmen. You can rely on our skilled artisans for any kind of work that has been assigned to them. Our team is  dedicated to the work they are doing and work until they finish their duties. Our team strives to meet or exceed expectations and seek opportunities to learn new skills and improve their performance. Our team holds high moral values and are honest

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Our working process

“Continuous improvement” is our motto. A well-defined project plan provides a framework for operations. We do market research and we conceptualize new product designs. We customize as per client requirements. We plan the work schedule to meet the new design for an upcoming festive season or customer objectives. The artists are all geared up to make the products as per design specifications. We scout for the best raw materials and engage the most skilled craftsmen. Our constant monitoring ensures the products are being made as per client requirements. A more comprehensive inspection and review of the finished products addresses the successes and lessons learned. We constantly monitor every step.

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About Grasscrafts by Abalone

Welcome to GrassCrafts.com by ABALONE, beautifying your house since 2015! We are an environment friendly home design studio focused on bringing you the best quality products at the most reasonable prices. Our objective is to promote natural, eco-friendly and sustainable living and we encourage people to live Organically, Beautifully. Our products are handcrafted by Indian rural artisans in our own workshops spread across West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Tripura. Artisans of grasscrafts.com  are manufacturing the products in our workshops and selling directly to the customers – we don’t act only as an ecommerce Platform or mediator. We will make it as per your choice and requirements. Here you have the opportunity to directly talk to us, customize your products as per your space and requirements, opportunity to know about various natural raw materials. This is our USP.

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe

All our products are meticulously handmade by a group of master artisans, one piece at a time. Due to this process there may be variations and imperfections in the products. Handmade products, by their very definition, suggest an element of imperfection. Such imperfections are inherent in the manufacturing of handmade products and should be celebrated for their beauty and uniqueness.

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About the Designer

Our entire team is handled by Sristi Dey, who is a Fashion Designer by passion, and all products are handcrafted by highly skilled artisans who have been working in the same fields for generations. We have separate workshops for each product category and are managed by Sristi and her team. So from the inception and sourcing of raw materials till packaging and delivery, all different stages are monitored and managed by Sristi and her team. Our products speak for themselves.

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Our company history and facts:

One of the best ways to fight pollution is to live by example and ensure the products you buy are produced with both sustainable and eco friendly materials. As the realities of climate change become more obvious each day, being thoughtful about how we choose home decor products is increasingly important. People all over the world are now demanding brands that are making home decor, fashion accessories, home furnishing items with Natural and Sustainable products. ABALONE, beautifying your house organically since 2015! We are an environment friendly home design studio focused on bringing you the best quality products at the most reasonable prices. Our objective is to promote natural, eco-friendly and sustainable living and we encourage people to live Organically, Beautifully. Our products are handcrafted by Indian rural artisans in our own workshops spread across West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Tripura.

Design & development process demonstration:

Our Products are designed by our own set of skilled artisans. Our products are all handmade, hand woven and hand embroidered, we don’t use machines during any stages of production. We use all natural Azo free natural dye to colour our products. Our products are beautifully wrapped and despatched through reliable delivery partners

Kasi Grass or Kans Flower Crafts

It is also known as wild sugar cane, or Kans grass. Kans grass is a grass native to South Asia. It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots. Leaves are harsh and linear, 6 to 15 mm wide, which are white and erect, measuring 15-30 cm long, with slender and whorled branches, the joints covered with soft white hair. In Bengal, the appearance of Kans grass, Kash Phool feels heavenly, not only because it so lovely, the white against the green, but it is also a happy reminder that the festive season is about to begin. The first step is to cut and bunch the grass. It is reaped then sun dried and then made into bundles. Once this is done, the grass is first hand twisted and then a cycle ring is used to tighten the twists. Once twisted, the ropes are then arranged into bundles. The grass braids are handmade and the process is similar to hair braiding.

Sitalpati

Sitalpati is integrally linked with Bengali lifestyle. From the cane, the bust fibre is extracted in various layers as the quality of the Pati depends on the different layers of the cane used. The word ‘Sital-pati’ means cool-mat. The green cane is kept soaking in water before it is slashed/sliced into thin strips for making the pati. Then the fine strips are woven by skilfully joining and interlacing to shape into beautiful mats. The aesthetic appeal and utilitarian value of these mats have made them increasingly visible in large towns and metropolitan cities thus expanding their traditional market. The craftsmen have adopted, after the design trainings, the dyeing of Sitalpati strands with natural and vegetable dyes. However they nowadays use Azo-free dyes to add vibrant colours to the weave.

Kauna or Water Reed

Kauna is the local name for a reed or rush belonging to the family Cyperaceae which is cultivated in the wetlands of the Imphal valley. It has a cylindrical, soft and spongy stem which is woven into mats, square and rectangular cushions and mattresses by the women of the Meitei community of Manipur. The raw material for the craft is obtained by simple processing wherein the reed is cut near the base of the plant and dried in the sun. It is also smoked if it is to be preserved and stored for a longer time. The Kauna reeds used by the women artisans are smoked and stored for a period — to increase its shelf life — before being woven with basic tools. The reed’s flexibility, durability and water-resistant quality are its strengths. The mats are woven by interlacing the stalks with jute threads using basic and simple tools. The mats and cushions have a unique edge finishing which is done by hand.

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