Our Story

A small Ottawa shop with roots in the High Atlas Mountains.

How It Started

Straw & Sun was founded to bring the ancient craft of Moroccan straw weaving to Canada. We work directly with a cooperative of women artisans in the High Atlas Mountains — women who have been weaving with natural straw and palm leaf for generations.

Every bag starts in a small village in Morocco. Raw straw is dried, softened, and shaped by hand over many hours — then finished with leather handles and, in our embroidered styles, intricate hand-stitched floral patterns. Each bag then travels to Ottawa, to our hands, and then to yours.

Our Mission

Every purchase directly supports the financial independence of the artisan who made your bag. We work directly with cooperatives — no middlemen — so your money reaches the makers. When you buy a Straw & Sun bag, you're not just getting a beautiful object. You're participating in a fair and direct exchange between maker and buyer.

The Craft

Real straw. Real hands. Real imperfections. Each piece takes hours to create. The slight variations you see — in texture, color, the exact curve of a handle — are signatures of the artisan, not flaws. This is what handmade means.

A Note on Variations

Where We Are

We're based in Ottawa, Canada. Orders ship from our hands to yours — usually within 1–2 business days. We ship across Canada and offer free local delivery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area for orders of 2 or more items.