Colours of the Season

Christmas - that season of good cheer is also a season filled with riotous colour. The decorations, the trees, the shops adorned in festive garb - they all conjure up a kaleidoscope of vibrant colour.

Not unlike the colour that Selyn Handloom injects into their products. Every shade of the colour spectrum, from jewel tones, to moody hues, and soft pastels, the handlooms are testament to their dye house's immense skills.

For the season, Selyn will collaborate with renowned needle artist Andrea Boekel in a seasonal event that will showcase the best of handloom products and hand embroidery and lace. It is not their first collaboration - they have hosted many successful, well-attended events in the past.Both ventures boast of products which are handmade with much love and care by women from different parts of the Island.

In Selyn's collection there will be wide range of fashion and home products, especially made for the season, utilising the gorgeous fabric Selyn weaves in myriad hues.

Andrea Boekel will also have a range of clothing and home items with Brussels lace, shadow work and hand embroidery. Selyn has been in operation for over 20 years and is Sri Lanka's only Fair Trade guaranteed Handloom Company that engages the traditional Sri Lankan community of Handloom weavers in bringing to you products handmade with 100% cotton and infinite measures of skill and devotion.Andrea Boekel has been a renowned needle and fabric artist for the past 25 years. Famous for her confident handle on colour, Andrea's products are made by village and urban women - all sole breadwinners of their families. She generously embellishes her products ensuring a harmonious blend of colours with exquisite workmanship.

The Selyn and Andrea Boekel sale, scheduled to get underway at Selyn, Colombo- No 102 Fife Road Colombo 05, 10.00 a.m. on December 19, will be an ideal opportunity to pick up last minute gifts that will be much appreciated. Everything from stocking stuffers to treasured gifts will be a boon to the savvy shopper.