This stunning all-over hand embroidered bag with red silk band finish makes a great gift for a style conscious friend. With lining, zipped compartment and open pocket inside. Top zip fastening. From an organisation improving the livelihood of artisans in northern Vietnam. Made in Vietnam by Craft Link.

• 39 x 24.5 x 8cm

Founded in 1996 by a group of international nongovernmental organizations, Craft Link works with artisans in an effort to generate income, with a focus on ethnic minorities, street children and artisans with disabilities.

Craft Link works closely 47 artisan groups, involving 5,000 artisans in northern Vietnam. Craft Link sells artisans' textiles, stone and smoked bamboo handicrafts locally at a shop in Hanoi and exports their handicrafts to fair trade organizations and commercial companies around the world.

The organization's goals include cultural preservation, income generation for small Vietnamese artisans and acquiring new markets in a changing economy. Artisans working with Craft Link receive tools, interest free loans, education, training and literacy classes.