Located in Kurunegala in the the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, Selyn is a fair-trade certified handloom company which manufactures and exports handloom textiles and textile-based toys and handicrafts. We produce 100% natural cotton fabrics that are transformed into toys, childrens' accessories, decorative items for childrens' rooms, home accessories, household textiles and linens and many other products.

Humble beginnings...

Founded in 1991 by Sandra Wanduragala, Selyn started its work with 15 women in the village of Wanduragala in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Joined shortly thereafter by her brother, Hilary Wanduragala, Selyn now has nearly 1000 members within its organisation seasonally. Selyn is also a fair-trade certified company and supplies to fair-trade and commercial customers all over the world.

...Reviving the Handloom Industry

The tradition of the loom takes its roots at the very inception of Sri Lankan history. Today the industry faces decline due to various reasons ranging from the lack of skilled expertise, uncompetitive market prices, outdated designs and lack of infrastructure and technology. Selyn takes on this challenge to revive our heritage and extend its benefits to our rural women and men.

Our fundamental values stems from the very foundation of our organization. We are primarily committed to quality and to innovative design. Our dye house gives you all the colours of a rainbow and at our handloom workshops we weave a myriad of fabrics which become home textiles, garments and toys. Our local showrooms also house a beautiful variety of handicrafts inspired by Sri Lanka's traditional industries and modified to suit modern tastes and trends.

Our People...

Throughout this entire process of colour and design, we are also strongly committed to our people. We provide a creative space for skilled artisans; men, women and youth from rural parts of Sri Lanka, to engage their skills in a productive and efficient manner in order to help them improve their living standards. We at Selyn think outside the box and have established over 6 workshops in handloom villages in the rural outskirts of the Northwestern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka in an attempt to move away from a traditional ‘headquarter-based workshop model’ to one which our artisans can reach within the comfort of their own homes. In this way we hope not only to empower them financially but also create a way of life within which they are comfortable.

Selyn is more than just a handloom company; We are a Sri Lankan Community