Coffins made from willows – grown and crafted in Kildare. A new concept to challenge the traditional ornate heavy polished wooden casket. So where did it all begin? A chance encounter in the Kildare Town Heritage Centre some months ago lead to the Funeral directors report a significant rise in queries and requests for willow woven coffins. One of the country's biggest coffin suppliers says they are selling an average of one a week. The eco-friendly options, which have to be imported from Britain Ever since working as a weaving tutor at Cambridge homeless charity, Winter Comfort, 51/2 years ago, Roger Fowle has been passionate about creating willow coffins. Roger was made redundant 18 months ago due to the project not having enough social impact The first fairly traded coffins, handmade from bamboo and willow by workers in Bangladesh, are being made available in the UK, the Co-operative said. The coffins, made at a site employing around 70 people in the Nilphamari district, close to where the raw The bamboo and willow coffins are made in Bangladesh, where communities are given a fair price and money goes toward schools and health care. Although wooden coffins approved as “rainforest friendly” have been fashionable for some time, these are the Mel and Clare branched into making coffins after starting to teach people to make baskets with their company Out to Learn Willow – shortlisted in this year’s Craft Skills Awards. “Willow coffins have become, if not fashionable .
Wool is also rising in popularity – Hainsworth, a leading British textile mill, reported a 700% rise in demand for its woolen coffins in 2011 to 2012. A brilliant way to “rest in fleece”. 8. Woven willow coffins are a popular green alternative Traidcraft — an independent fair trade organisation — has certified the hand crafted bamboo and willow coffins in Bangladesh at Oasis Coffins, which employs over 70 people and is located in the district of Nilphamari, near to where the raw material The Co-operative will offer fair trade coffins in the UK. The bamboo and willow coffins are handmade in Bangladesh and will be available at more than 900 Co-operative Funeralcare homes, MSN reports. They have been endorsed by Traidcraft, and the initiative Visitors to the company’s showroom will soon be able to see a variety of other biodegradable coffins made of paper, formaldehyde-free plywood, fair-trade-certified bamboo and hand-woven Somerset willow. These coffins are the antithesis of the funeral .
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