Jute Bread Basket

Imagine the Jute Bread Basket piled high with fresh‒out‒of‒the‒oven rolls. You know the smell—all yeasty and comfort. Enjoy. Made by artisans with Corr—The Jute Works, a women’s nonprofit handicraft marketing trust and exporter based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, The Jute Works represents more than 4,000 rural women artisans in 154 workshops.

Who Made It: CORR stands for Christian Organization for Relief and Rehabilitation. Corr–The Jute Works is a women’s nonprofit handicraft marketing trust and exporter of quality handicrafts. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, The Jute Works represents more than 4,000 rural women artisans in 154 workshops. The Jute Works strives to empower rural women through handicraft production, animal husbandry and small job creation projects. The group works with women regardless of caste, creed and race. It provides job training, develops leadership skills and generates awareness of the women’s plight. It promotes thrift, self–help and democratic practice among the women’s handicraft groups. Members share ownership, participate in decision-making and receive the benefits of surplus production. The Jute Works is one of Bangladesh’s largest exporter of handicrafts. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from The Jute Works since 1974.

Care Instructions: Wipe clean. Damp cloth

Materials: Jute

Dimensions: 9.5"L x 4.75"W x 2.75"H

Handcrafted in Bangladesh