Things don't always turn out the way you'd planned. In January we visited a wonderful project in Kolkata, India, that helps women with a background in trafficking or extreme poverty, and we wanted to link arms with them, support them and help them make a difference.
We ordered a whole load of wash bags and cushion covers, which have now arrived — but there's been a "little" slip-up with the cushion covers. The zip is at the top.
We've sighed and groaned for a few weeks now, wondering how on earth we were going to sort this out! We don't want to send them back, because the shipping is madly expensive, and we don't want to dig our heels in and demand new ones either — that wouldn't be a blessing to them. So, we're going to try selling them at half price. The zip is concealed and sits at the top, but everything else — the organic fabric, the print, the seams and the labels — is still perfectly made.
So, in short: the cushion covers are sewn with the heart in the right place, but the zip in the wrong one. Is there room in your home for a cushion that's been sewn wrong?
We'd SO love to carry on supporting them, and we've got loads of plans for products we want to order in.
If you'd like to read a little report from our visit to Kolkata, click here >>
