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A collaboration between STEP Certified Partners Christopher Farr and Kirkit Rugs was featured in a recent exhibition focused on highlighting the women behind the craft of weaving and rug making. The Women Behind the Weave The art and craft of weaving is something that has traditionally been performed by

Since its founding in 1995, STEP has worked to expand the reach of its fair trade mandate. Today, STEP proudly works across all 7 major handmade rug producing countries—including Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and Morocco—and has local teams dedicated to addressing the unique challenges, languages, and working

Join us as we welcome the rug industry’s leading figures at COVER Connect New York 2023, September 9–11. Following the success of the first two years, the third edition of the show is expanding to two venues: The Metropolitan Pavilion and The Altman Building. The Showroom We look forward

Financial literacy training has been a major area of focus for Label STEP Nepal since 2017. To expand the successful program, the team recently piloted a further initiative to offer digital financial literacy for weavers and to train so-called financial literacy champions to serve as role models for their

Label STEP is partnering with the Maison de l’Artisan, a Moroccan government-run organization dedicated to supporting professionals in the craft sector, in a mandate to improve and update the country’s carpet industry for the present day. History of Handmade Carpet Making in Morocco Located in the Maghreb region of

Label STEP has implemented preventative healthcare services across India and Pakistan to give the countries’ handmade carpet weavers access to information and recommendations that support their well-being – both now and in the future. Individual Healthcare is a Global Issue Access to healthcare is not only an individual issue,