Wearing our heart on our sleeve

Kaiyare, which means handmade in Kannada, wears it’s  heart on it’s sleeve, quite literally. From the hearts and hands of women artisans from villages around Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Kaiyare brings you a range of clothes and fashion accessories, made, using not just traditional skills of weaving but also the traditional wisdom of using waste to make useful, beautiful things.

Handcrafted with love

Banana tree bark, usually discarded to rot, is hand twisted and knotted and then crocheted to make beautiful bags, baskets and other home accessories.

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Kaiyare footwear

The new edit of shoes
is inspired by everyday living. They are made to be easy, functional and chic while being completely circular and sustainable.

Designed by Kaiyare and
handcrafted by Paaduks, the footwear is made from fabric waste from our clothing production, cork and upcycled rubber tyres.

Waste Wisdom

Our range of fashion and home accessories are made from agricultural waste like banana tree bark. Usually discarded to rot, the bark is hand twisted and knotted and then crocheted to make beautiful bags, baskets and other home accessories.

The fabric lining is the waste form our tailoring units, so that we are practically a zero-waste. Trained by The Kishkinda Trust, Anegundi, our team of artisans include women who are excited to be earning for the first time in their lives.

Kaiyare - The process