Selyn - Handloom Products
Overview
Selyn is one of the leading handloom products manufacturers and sellers in Sri Lanka. Offering a wide range of traditional Sri Lankan handloom products created at Selyn workshops by local weavers around the island, the company has three showrooms located conveniently in Colombo, Kurunegala and Kandy.
Visitors to the showrooms are treated to vibrant colors, geometric patterns and high quality 100 per cent natural cotton local hand-spun fabric. The show rooms offer their customers a wide array of handloom products such as material, cushion covers, bed spreads, wall hangings, jewelry, tablemats and textile based toys. Selyn also manufactures attractive handloom clothing which includes sarees, shirts, sarongs and blouses. It also has a new collection of handmade silk and cotton wedding sarees that are reasonably priced.
The showroom also offers various decorative items for children’s rooms and other household items while providing handloom products to Sri Lanka’s hotel industry. The creations of the company showcase the talents of its creators and the quality of the products are evident in each style and design.
The showrooms also house a beautiful variety of handicrafts inspired by Sri Lanka's traditional industries and has been creatively modified to suit modern tastes and trends. Selyn also caters to those who are spiritual minded providing joss sticks, hand-woven yoga mats, oil lamps, bells, Buddha statues and other items for religious purposes.Many of these products go into the local and export markets and can also be found within the European Union, the United states and other parts of Asia. Selyn is Sri Lanka's only fair-trade guaranteed company and is also among the top ten fair trade certified companies in the hand loom sector. Creative products such as lampshades, papers and various decorative products made of recycled handloom cut pieces shows the company's commitment to be a fair trade certified company.
The company has established nine handloom workshops and five sewing and handwork workshops. These are based in villages located in the rural outskirts of the Kurunegala and Batticaloa districts. Selyn showrooms are open from 9.00 am – 6.30 pm throughout the week. The company also operates a stall at the Colombo Good Market which takes place every Thursday 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm at the Diyatha Uyana market in Battaramulla. More Info