Christmas tree balls embroidered felt

Poinsettia and Christmas ball find here to fine harmony together. The virgin wool for these small Christmas baubles comes from New Zealand sheep and is carefully felted by hand. The delicate star embroidery, also carefully executed by hand, completes the spectrum of classic winter colors white, red and gray in the set. Such discreet and yet striking in design, the balls make a strikingly beautiful figure and enchant every year again with their versatility: as a complementary tree decoration, in the bouquet of winter branches, on the small gift and the festively decorated table.

During her backpacking tour through Nepal, the Dane Gry Staunstrup got to know the astonishing openness and warmth of the country’s inhabitants, and their craftsmanship bedazzled her. She was able to observe in detail how adeptly and skilfully Nepalese women felted wool into a wide variety of objects. Staunstrup felt it was time to make something good out of the untapped potential, and an idea was born: to combine Nepalese handicrafts with Danish design. And the idea was immediately followed by action.

The company Gry & Sif started producing a variety of products made of wool felt in Nepal in 2000. The designs created by Gry Staunstrup are as remarkable as they are understated and, characteristic of Danish design, at the same time fresh and merry. Nepalese women turn them into products employing traditional handicrafts. Fair Trade certified by now, Gry & Sif stands for fair wages and working conditions, environmentally conscious production and transparency. The company exclusively sources pure new wool from New Zealand sheep for the felting; each of the resulting products is handmade and unique.

This product is an example of genuine handicraft; therefore, minor deviations in size and colour may occur.