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The Hand Loom Review: Sustainable and Ethically Sourced Hand Made ClothingView photo · 1 on record
68.6%Plant

The Hand Loom

United States$$$Scanned 2026-09-05
22/5Eco rating · Mostly unnatural
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Fibre class
Recorded
68.6%
of recorded textile styles are plant-fibre styles
Catalogue scanned
Listing data137/141
137 eligible styles recorded · 1 non-textile items excluded
Sourcing
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None
3/5
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The Hand Loom composition
137 styles
Plant68.6%
Animal0%
Synthetic0%
Semi-synth29.2%
Unclassified2.2%
Every entry, recorded

Every recorded entry, with its finding

137 styles68.6% Plant2026-09-05 checked137 on record
Plant 68.6%Animal 0%Synthetic 0%Semi-synth 29.2%Unclassified 2.2%
#StyleStated compositionClass
001Echo Boy Short - OatmealelasticUnclassified
002Liv Mini Ruffle Dress - Khaki Green StripescottonPlant
003Liv Mini Ruffle Dress - Burgundy StripescottonPlant
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Elastane
Synthetic
A stretch synthetic fibre, also called spandex or Lycra.
Not found in any of the 137 recorded styles. This describes the current listing record, not unscanned products.

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Recorded findings for The Hand Loom

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  • Echo Boy Short - Oatmeal · elastic
  • Liv Mini Ruffle Dress - Khaki Green Stripes · cotton
  • Liv Mini Ruffle Dress - Burgundy Stripes · cotton

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The story

About The Hand Loom

Owner · Cansu Cansever is the owner of The Hand Loom.

The Handloom (thehandloom.com) is an artisan-driven slow-fashion label whose garments are hand-loomed by local weavers in Turkey’s remote villages using 100% Turkish cotton (including an organic Turkish cotton line) and Tencel. It discloses country of origin (Turkey) and its handloom artisan model, but names no specific workshops, cotton farms, dye houses or organic-certification body, and publishes no supplier list. Note: this contradicts the brief’s assumption of Indian handloom cotton, as the brand’s published sourcing is Turkish.

MaterialsThe Hand Loom builds its Cotton Collection from 100% Turkish cotton designed for breathable comfort and everyday wear, and its Our Fabrics page names three fabric lines of organic cotton, TENCEL Luxe and TENCEL, all…
SourcingEach The Hand Loom garment is hand-loomed with traditional craftsmanship by skilled artisan partners in remote villages of Turkey, using fabrics created exclusively for the brand. Slow production runs in small batches at ethical facilities,…
End of lifeSustainability sits at the centre of The Hand Loom, whose organic cotton uses 91% less water than traditional cotton, while over 99% of solvents and water are recovered and reused in TENCEL Luxe and nearly…
Details
Brand NameThe Hand Loom
CountryUnited States
Websitehttps://www.thehandloom.com/collections/organic-cotton-collection
OwnerCansu Cansever is the owner of The Hand Loom.
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thehandloom/
Certifications
GOTSThe Hand Loom does not hold GOTS certification.
VeganThe Hand Loom clothing brand is vegan as their products are plant-based cotton and linen, no animal-derived materials.
Who is behind it
Woman OwnedThe Hand Loom clothing brand is a woman owned clothing brand.
Verification statusprovisional
Scan coverage
Products in catalogue142
Products read137
Catalogue read %96.5
How it was readRecalculated SKU by SKU from the saved direct-scan CSV Band column. Plant means the complete SKU was classified as 100% plant fibre; all other textile bands fail the plant test. Unresolved and excluded products are named separately.
Sources checkedSaved direct SKU scan CSV: The Hand Loom.csv. Row-level URLs retained: 0 of 143.
Last checked2026-09-05
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137 styles
Recorded findings available in this listing
Recorded data
Material evidence across 143 catalogue records
94Cotton mentioned
6Material not stated
Recorded mentions can overlap when one style uses more than one material.
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Recorded features & ownership

Recorded values, with their qualifications retained.
Recorded composition
Plant68.6%
Animal0%
Synthetic0%
Semi-synth29.2%
Unclassified2.2%
GOTS Brand-attestedThe Hand Loom does not hold GOTS certification.OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Brand-attestedThe Hand Loom does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.1% for the planet Brand-attestedThe Hand Loom clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.Vegan Brand-attestedThe Hand Loom clothing brand is vegan as their products are plant-based cotton and linen, no animal-derived materials.
Materials

The Hand Loom builds its Cotton Collection from 100% Turkish cotton designed for breathable comfort and everyday wear, and its Our Fabrics page names three fabric lines of organic cotton, TENCEL Luxe and TENCEL, all described as breathable, soft and drawn from…

Cotton

100% Turkish cotton, including a 100% Organic Turkish cotton collection; also uses Tencel (lyocell)

Manufacturing

Village artisan handloom weavers (unnamed)

End of life

Sustainability sits at the centre of The Hand Loom, whose organic cotton uses 91% less water than traditional cotton, while over 99% of solvents and water are recovered and reused in TENCEL Luxe and nearly 99% of solvents are recycled in TENCEL.

Certifications & claims

What the sources support

GOTSBrand-attested

The Hand Loom does not hold GOTS certification.

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100Brand-attested

The Hand Loom does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.

1% for the planetBrand-attested

The Hand Loom clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.

VeganBrand-attested

The Hand Loom clothing brand is vegan as their products are plant-based cotton and linen, no animal-derived materials.

After use

Care, repair & end of life

Take-back or repair

0

Resale

0

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Certifications 5 fields
GOTSThe Hand Loom does not hold GOTS certification.
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100The Hand Loom does not hold OEKO-TEX certification.
Other CertificationsNo third-party certification beyond GOTS is named on The Hand Loom site.
Sourcing & supply chain 12 fields
Cotton. Country of originTurkey
Cotton. Named farm / region / co-opNot disclosed (remote villages in Turkey)
Wool. Origin + farm + mulesing statusNot applicable / Not disclosed
Scan coverage & transparency 10 fields
Products in catalogue142
Products read137
Catalogue read %96.5
Possible flags 4 fields
Why no scoreProvisional direct saved-SKU scan: 137 of 142 in-scope rows classified (96.5% coverage), 5 unresolved. Possible fully plant-SKU range 66.2-69.7% remains in score band 2/5. The saved export retains 0 row-level source URLs; this is not full-catalogue verified.
Sourcing red flagsPublished origin is Turkey, not India as the brief assumed; organic cotton claim not backed by a named certifier (e.g. GOTS); no named workshops or supplier list; dye process undisclosed
Possible flags
Echo Boy Short - OatmealMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Eva Maxi Dress - BlackMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Eva Maxi Dress - Khaki GreenMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Shorts - CharcoalMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Shorts - TerracottaMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Shorts - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Pants - CharcoalMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Pants - TerracottaMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Drawstring Pants - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Buttoned Blouse - CharcoalMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Buttoned Blouse - TerracottaMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Kaya Buttoned Blouse - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Drawstring Shorts - OatmealMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Drawstring Shorts - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Drawstring Shorts - BlackMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Palazzo Pants - OatmealMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Palazzo Pants - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Aura Palazzo Pants - BlackMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Echo Boy Short - WhiteMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Echo Boy Short - BlackMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Eva Maxi Dress - NaturalMentions an elastic waistband or cuff but does not state a percentage or confirm it is elastane, so a small unquantified elastane content is possible.
Other recorded details 55 fields
Brand NameThe Hand Loom
ExcerptIs The Hand Loom a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Buy Linkhttps://www.thehandloom.com/collections/organic-cotton-collection
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