Gamcha is a small village in Nepal where Ane Hansen’s family owned an ecological driven guesthouse. Her father and she became fascinated by the traditional handicrafts that crafters were making in their small workshops - and here the idea of Gamcha started. They wanted to share the beautiful work in Europe and in mean time support the Nepalese crafters. Shanti and Nirjala are two women who started a felt production in 2004 and in collaboration they started designing products fitting the European market. Europeans loved their idea which means that today more than 125 women are working making their designs with fair treatment and payment: they have the vision to help even more nepalese women to get a fair payed job and therewith independence which is rarely for women in Nepal.
With the growing felt production they've added organic cotton products to their collection with illustrative motifs that carry the same playful, imaginative aesthetic as the felt products. They have also added the softest cashmere products crafted in Nepal with beautiful handmade embroideries.