Reweave Impact Report 2021

VENTURE UPDATES
Khaloom
Khaloom is an India based textile design and production house that offers
handwoven fabrics made from recycled textile waste.
ISSUE TACKLED
Textile waste is the 3 rd largest source of
municipal waste in India and production of
raw materials (e.g. cotton) have an enormous
footprint. The handloom sector employs 3.5
million people, but handloom workers are often
grossly underpaid, with 67% earning less than
€60/month.
IMPACT AMBITION
HOW IT WORKS
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
STATUS
Scaling
Khaloom masters the technology and processes
required to transform recycled textile to high-end
fabrics. It achieves this by upskilling local women
who can manufacture fabrics of internationally
appreciated quality. It offers handwoven fabrics
made from recycled & organic yarns. Fabrics
contain 100% cotton yarns or a mix of cotton
with linen, silk and por. Recycled content varies
between 30-100% depending on the fabric.
By 2025, we aim to globally provide brands
with the opportunity to transform 35.000 kg
of waste per year into ethically manufactured
textile products and facilitate a hopeful
future for 400+ workers in their value chain.
We’re investigating the scale up of via an
outsourcing model, training and connecting
individual weavers to the global market.
2017
2018
2019
Oct ‘20 July ‘21
Nov ‘21
The idea of
Khaloom was
born. Factory set
up with 10 looms.
Validation showed
positive results,
entrepreneurial
team hired
Scaled up sales
in India and
abroad. Product
development.
Scale up capacity
to 20 looms –
Khaloom moves to
new facility.
5 new looms added.
Expanding products, sales
points and scale up of
operations via
outsourcing model.
Launched Facebook
campaign with govt
of Karnataka +
started traceability
pilot with QR codes
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