Hi,
First Hankie Lady here. I was the first person in the UK to sell organic cotton flannel hankies, imported from Canada.
Organic-Ally was set up in 2005, a space where my concerns for the environment and good working conditions (especially for marginalized women) meet. Hankies became an obvious choice after a rogue paper tissue ruined a load of washing. I was about to negotiate with a factory on manufacturing boys’ hankies when I learned the impact of conventional cotton production on the environment. Since then, I had focused on using organic and more sustainable fabrics.
In 2018, and after a very demoralising period of job-searching, I returned to spending more time teaching at private schools and universities, and sometimes in a different part of the world. I still enjoy making and selling hankies, though.
