Meher Workshop

Meher Workshop is our fair trade manufacturing facility located in Jaipur, India.  We are a guaranteed member of the WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization, member number 1047).

We are 

• a fair trade garment and homewares manufacturer and exporter 
• a block printer
• based in Jaipur, India (founded in 2007). 

If you are seeking ethical and sustainable artisan manufacturing for your brand or company, see below for our list of services, capabilities, and values.  We seek long-term relationships with like-minded companies wanting to work in a positive, more transparent, sustainable way to improve the lives of garment workers and improve the environmental footprint in the fashion industry.

Please also view our FAQs page for more information.

Our Values - Sustainability

Learn More About Our Sustainability Profile Here

What We Make - Product Categories

• womens' garments (casual wear, nightwear, lounge)
• kids garments (wovens only), baby bedding
• homewares
• hand block printing on cotton wovens (limited selection of cotton/silk, Indian linen)

Services

Manufacturing

We offer both full manufacturing and CMT services for independent designers as well as established brands, including:

• pattern making
• grading
• designer support
• fabric sourcing for organic cottons, handloom (khadi), cotton/silk
• sampling
• full-service manufacture and/or CMT 
• export shipping for custom orders
• custom print production for block prints using AZO free, low-impact dyes 
• solid color dyeing using AZO free dyes

All work is done in-house to fair trade labor standards.

Specializations

• women's casual wear, nightwear/lounge, homewares
• high-end stitching, finishing, attention to details
• GOTS certified organic cottons wovens in plain weave (voile, cambric, sheeting), poplin, twill, sateen, canvas, percale  
• artisan hand block printing with water-based binder and AZO free pigment prints  (including either our Mehera Shaw basic print collections for block prints or custom designs for block prints)
• natural fibers (cotton, linen, limited range of silk) sourced in India from either ethical/GOTS certified organic or cottage industry sources such as handloom (khadi) fabric.

Fabric Sourcing

We source Indian made natural fibre fabrics only. We work specifically with organic cotton woven fabrics and handloom cottons.  We also source a limited range of cotton/silk, cotton/linen and linen weaves.

Minimums

• garment order MOQ is 500 pcs total order, 50 pcs per style for up to 3 sizes to MAX-OQ 2,500 pcs.  
• homewares order MOQ is 700 pcs (per style MOQ from 10-50 dependent on style) to MAX-OQ 5,000 pcs
• hand block printed fabric MOQ is 200 meters per print to MAX-OQ 10,000 meters
• fabric dyeing MOQ is 150 meters per color to MAX-OQ 10,000 meters

Process

• pattern making
• fit samples
• production samples
• full-service manufacturing or CMT manufacture
• quality assurance (checking is done at each stage of manufacture)
• packing and export shipping via air freight 

Quality Assurance/Design Protection

• All garment manufacturing is done in-house.  We do solid color dyeing on wovens and block printing in-house using AZO free dyes. Our dyeing and custom block printing is done in-house at our Sanganer unit. We also work with local area artisans in Bagru Village for block printing.
• We make a clear and strong commitment to protect all customer's designs at every stage of production.

Quality Assurance Process

During the manufacturing process, we do quality checks at each stage:

• fabric visual check before and after dyeing, color and accuracy check during dyeing or printing
• measurement and construction check during production
• after production: visual check of fabric, seams, alignment, overall look, removal of loose threads, accessories check (zips, buttons, labels)
• packing: final visual check after pressing and during packing

Beyond Our Scope

• We do not work with fabrics such as: synthetics, high-performance fibers, mill-made, knits, wool, leather, plastics.  We work only with fabric sourced within India.
• We do not offer tie and dye, digital printing, or machine roller printing.  We offer custom block printing, and very rarely, by special arrangement, a limited range of hand screen printing.  
• We don't make mesh produce bags, customized printed tote bags, nappy bags, baseball caps, hats.
• We don't offer machine embroidery.  We offer only very simple single-line hand embroidery such as a kantha stitch line or blanket stitch edge.
• We don't offer vegetable dye printing for custom orders, rather we work with GOTS compliant, AZO free, water-based binder pigment colors for block print orders.

Custom Manufacturing - Work With Us!

If you are looking for a fair trade manufacturer based in India and the ability to work with natural fiber fabrics, organic cottons, and artisan block prints, please contact us. We work with both independent designers and brands on small to medium-batch production. 

Contact Us!

Please check with us to see if we have openings in our production schedule for new clients. If interested in working with us for customer manufacturing or block printing, please send an email to Vishal Sharma (at vishal@meherashaw.com). 

In your email, please include business contact information and details: 

• your name
• name of company or brand
• address
• website or web presence
• a brief history of your company and company values
• details about what you are interested in having manufactured

We will review your request, usually within 1-2 business days.  We are looking for a good fit for both parties and to develop long-term relationships that will be mutually beneficial and support our mission of improved sustainability. 

If it looks like a good match, we will send you our Designer Guidelines file which includes detailed information on manufacturing and CMT, MOQ, pattern making/grading, sampling, fabric sourcing, dyeing/printing, payment, and shipping.

We're happy to work with like-minded clients as our production schedule permits and grow our fair trade business.  We are particularly interested to form long-term, trusted relationships with all of our clients as we believe ethical fashion is about all of us working together.  

Words from a Customer

“Shari and the whole Mehera Shaw team have been so great to work with from Day 1 of the development of our first collection.  As a sustainability-conscious small brand, finding Mehera Shaw was like striking gold!  Their commitment to sustainable production and ethical practices shines through in everything they do.  They are transparent, reliable, and trustworthy, and have made trying to produce in a conscious way so much less complicated than we expected it could be.  It has been so refreshing and exciting to build a mutually respectful and compassionate relationship with a supplier we can trust.  Shari is very supportive, fair, and responds quickly to any correspondence.  Mehera Shaw’s production standard is very high, the level of craftsmanship involved in the block printing is incredible, and the pieces they have produced for us so far are truly beautiful.

We have learnt a lot from Mehera Shaw.  Their commitment to sustainability is progressive and genuine; it inspires us and drives us forward to develop and grow our business with hopes of contributing to positive change in the fashion industry as they do.  We are so proud to work with Mehera Shaw, we look forward to continuing our relationship with them and would highly recommend them to anyone in search of an ethical, sustainable, artisan, fair trade manufacturer with integrity and heart.”

—Elena, RHO Brand, 16 October 2020

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"Dear team at Mehera Shaw Jaipur,