Mina BK

Mina BK is a 39-year-old female artisan from Butwal, and has been part of the Student Handicrafts workshop in Thamel, Kathmandu since 2016. She brings 10 years of craft experience to her role as garment finishing specialist.

About Mina

Moved north from Butwal to find craft work that paid fairly; finishes the seams and hems on most of our cotton range. Like the rest of our artisan network, Mina is paid above the regional industry rate and receives steady year-round work — a deliberate departure from the piece-work model that dominates much of South Asia’s handicraft export trade.

Craft & specialism

Mina’s focus is Finishing, quality, garments. She is part of a 50-plus-person artisan team that hand-makes every product Student Handicrafts exports to importers, retailers, and private-label brands across 80+ countries. Every piece carries an origin card listing the artisan and the district of Nepal where it was made — buyers who source from us can verify, in writing, who made what they sell.