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Ethical Angora Wool: From the Farm in Oda to Your Hands
The rabbits in Oda. The craftswomen in Chamba. A child going to school.
Your scarf connects it all.
There are two ways to obtain angora wool. One is fast, cheap — and painful for the animals. The other is slow, elaborate — and based on love.
We made our choice. Not because it's easy, but because it's right.
The Rabbits in Oda
Mara, Asha, Sunny, their families and many more
The Himalaya Farm · Oda, Kalikot District, Nepal
They are not just production machines. They are individuals. Mara is always the first to come when the team picks her up for shearing. Asha likes to be stroked on the lap. Sunny is impatient and constantly jumps away — so we pause and give him time.
Once every three months, their excess fur is gently hand-trimmed. Not torn. Not plucked. Trimmed. Without restraint, without force, without stress.
The animal decides when it's had enough. If it shows signs of restlessness, we stop — regardless of whether all the wool has been removed or not. This is not optimal for quantity. It is optimal for the rabbit.
⚠️ The reality without hand-shearing
Industrial shearing restrains animals in forced positions. Heart rates rise to life-threatening levels. Documented deaths from acute heart failure are common.
We wanted it differently.
The Craftswomen in Chamba
Usha, Sunita, Kavita and 8 others
The Looms · Chamba, Uttarakhand, India
They are masters of their craft. The knowledge of how to care for an angora rabbit and process its wool has been passed down to them from their mothers — and to their mothers from their mothers. Generations back.
We pay them fair wages. This doesn't mean a symbolic 5% more. It means a woman can support her family with her work. That her daughter goes to school. That she has economic independence.
This is not charity. This is respect. For their art, their time, their hands.
A Child in Oda
Example: An 8-year-old boy
The PRADIYA Children's Home · Oda, Kalikot District, Nepal
27 children live at the children's home in Oda. They attend an international Waldorf school with a total of 124 students — all on full scholarship. This means: free. Completely.
School meals, school uniforms, lessons — all paid for. Not out of pity. But because it is a child's right.
When you buy a PRADIYA scarf, you finance one month of sponsorship for that exact child. School, meal, future. This is not an abstract donation sum. This is a concrete connection.
How it all connects
Lovingly cared for. Hand-trimmed. Every three months.
Craftswomen in Uttarakhand process it using traditional techniques.
Each piece is unique. A story. A promise.
One month of sponsorship for a child. School. Meal. Future.
This is not a coincidence. This is our design.
What we guarantee
No Shearing
We do not use machine shears. Not because we couldn't save costs — we could. But because we cannot justify it.
No Restraint
No rabbit is held down, tied, or forced into unnatural positions. The animal sits freely. It decides when enough is enough.
Raised with People
The rabbits in Oda live with the children's home team. They are cared for daily. Some since birth. This bond is why there is no stress.
Questions are Welcome
You can ask us where the wool comes from. Who processes it. How the rabbits live. We answer personally. Not with certificates. With transparency.
If you want to be sure that behind every scarf there are real people, real animals lovingly cared for, and a real child can go to school — you've come to the right place.
Discover the CollectionMore about us:
- → The Project in Nepal Learn more about the Children's Home and School in Oda
- → Angora Scarves Discover our handmade collection
- → My Bracelet – My Story Bracelets made by children in the children's home, directly from Oda