Carlisle World Shop 

 A Fair Trade Shop for a Fair Trade City




01228 550 385
shop@carlisleworldshop.co.uk

Cards

We've cards for every occasion in a range of cheery and elegant designs, including, but not limited to, recycled papercraft from Rwanda and hand-embroidered cards from Bangladesh.

Incense and Candles

Whatever your fragrance preference, chances are we have a scent for you. We've customer-acclaimed top-grade incense sticks, incense cones, candles aplenty, and scented oils. We've also all the incense trays, candle-holders, and oil-burners you need for a perfect aromatic experience.

Food and Drink

We have your Fairtrade tea, coffee, and chocolate needs covered, naturally, but that's not all! We also stock Fairtrade muesli, rice, pasta, nuts, dried fruit, spreads, preserves, cooking oils, and more.

Accessories

Scarves, socks, hats, gloves, pashminas, handbags, wallets, bumbags, rucksacks, travel-bags, coin-purses...the list goes on and on. From leather off-cut satchels to traditionally hand-loomed scarves, our fair trade accessories are stylish complements to any outfit.

Home Furnishings

Brighten your living spaces with hand-beaded cushion covers, sumptuous chevron throws, and upcycled rugs in a multitude of colours. Whether you're dolling up a dorm or revamping your breakfast nook, our home furnishings add a touch of cosy individuality to your living spaces.

Garden

Fairtrade  hand-painted rubber planters, ceramic pots, outdoor windchimes, and bug houses help turn your gardening experience into one that benefits both your own patch of land and the world at large.

Gifts

Suffice it to say we have Fair Trade gifts galore. Bookends, photo frames, notebooks, games, model animals, candles, the list goes on and on. If it's presents you need, look no further.

Kitchen and Dining

From teapots to egg-cups, coffee mugs to coasters, you'll find delightful, functional items for your table here. Some of the options include handpainted rainbow ceramics from Thailand, recycled glassware from Bolivia, and enamelled, recycled aluminium bowls with gorgeous watercolour designs.

Jewellery

We carry a wide range of ethically sourced jewellery, including fine silver pieces made by the Karen Hill Tribe in Thailand, sterling silver from Bali, origmai jewellery crafted in Colombia, Abalone shell items from Mexico, recycled-fabric bead-work from India, and more. 

One of a kind, high-quality, upcycled and handmade gifts.


Fair trade allows artisans to take pride in their work! 

Fair trade helps address the economic imbalances that would otherwise make it impossible for marginalised artisans to compete against big businesses. This enables artisans to be artisans, producing high-quality, earth-friendly, unique items that benefit both the craftsperson and the customer. 


Product profile:
Origami Jewellery from Colombia
These fair trade artworks come to us from Mixy Fandino, a fabulous supplier working with artisans in Colombia. the origami pieces are inspired by both traditional Japanese culture and the wild natural beauty of the amazon, an unexpected and brilliant fusion. the paper used is always recycled and made from natural fibres. once folded, the pieces are coated with resin and set in sterling silver fixtures.

About us

Carlisle World Shop was established in 2003 in order to make a difference in the world. It is our mission to provide a wide variety of ethical, environmentally-friendly, fairly traded products sourced from otherwise marginalised, small producers throughout the developing world. We carry an extensive range of remarkable, handmade items, and top-quality food and drinks, and each purchase has a verifiable, positive impact on the lives of artisans and farmers the world over. Purchases benefit card-makers in Rwanda, jewellery-artists in Mexico, olive-growers in Palestine, and loom-weavers in India, to name but a few examples.  We also work to raise awareness about Fair Trade generally, educating customers about the way in which Fair Trade helps equalise otherwise unfair trading practices, tackling injustices such as child-labour, gender-inequality, unfair wages, and unsafe working conditions. Carlisle World Shop is proud to be a founder member of the Carlisle Fair Trade Steering Group which played a key role in the successful campaign to make Carlisle a Fair Trade City. We continually strive to promote partnerships between Fair Trade producers, our customers, and our wider community overall.




Product Profile:
Recycled glassware from Bolivia

This sturdy, beautiful glassware is made using discarded glass. The recycling process requires minimal water, making it environmentally friendly. crisil, the family-owned company that makes the glassware, provides Fair-wages, healthy working conditions, and accident insurance to 90 employees, and benefits upwards of 500 poor families in the region through related industries (e.g.glass and paper collectors).

Volunteers

Carlisle World Shop would be nothing without its volunteers. With the exception of the shop-manager, Carlisle World Shop is entirely staffed by volunteers who generously devote their time to making the shop the wonderful, welcoming place that it is. Whether you've just stopped in for a browse, or have specific questions in mind, our volunteers provide knowledgeable, friendly service, and make your Fair Trade shopping experience an enjoyable one. We can't thank them enough!

If you'd like to become a volunteer, please let us know. We'd love to hear from you! No retail experience is required (we provide full training); just a desire to help Fair Trade flourish. See below for our contact details.
One of our fantastic volunteers participating in the Dalston-to-Carlisle Fairtrade Walk, sportingly dressed as a Fairtrade banana to raise awareness.

Telephone: 01228 550385
Email: shop@carlisleworldshop.co.uk

1 Lowthians Lane, English St.,
Carlisle, CA3 8JR
(We're hidden down the alley between White Stuff and HSBC)

Business Hours:

Mon - Sat
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Sunday
Closed
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