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Vintage sari head band tutorial
We have always loved making things here at Ian Snow's, our mum Jakki used to run a business making clothes from waste, so making, especially with old fabrics is something both my sister and I have been taught from a young age. I absolutely love working with scrap fabric as...
From Rags to Retirement; Jakki Moase, 23 years at Ian Snow's.
We look back at the last 23 years of being at the helm of the Ian Snow ship, as Jakki, our managing director heads for well earned retirement. There have always been 3 things that she was passionate about from a very young age, making clothes, re-using waste, and one...
Preparing for Winter at Hill Farm
As many of you may know, Ian Snow’s operates from a working farm in North Devon, in between buying from India, homewares and photoshoots, we also keep cattle, sheep & horses. We try to look after our animals as holistically as possible, however as winter […]
Hand in Hand International
We have been on the search of a charity to support for a long time now, and have recently come across Hand in Hand International, this is a UK Based charity which soul aim is to fight poverty, with jobs. They support people in rural, […]
Hand Block Printing; The processes used
Yesterday Joe was in a remote village on the outskirts of Jaipur, finding out more about the skills used to make the block printed products we sell. Here’s what he found out: Hand block printing is a centuries old Indian art form that utilises a […]
Exciting News – Product Processes & Transparency
We have news! Although we have been visiting factories across the globe for the past 46 years, we wanted to follow the process of every individual product more in depth, this has caused us to employ someone who lives in India, to spend the summer […]
Holi Food Recipes – Colour your diet
The Hindu religious festival Holi is all about colour, but it’s also an excuse to eat foods that awaken the senses and keep your spirits high. Although traditional Holi delicacies vary from region to region and family to family, we’ve taken tradition into account and added the […]