GOTS update

Harmony Art inventory at the warehouse.

Last week I flew to the Carolinas to visit my warehouse and to be there for the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) inspection.  As you may have read in this post, Harmony Art has applied for GOTS certification through OneCert.  

Above is a picture of our fabric stored at our warehouse in Starr, South Carolina. We have been using the same warehouse for several years now and it has been wonderful.  Peggy (who handles shipping my rolls) is a real gem!  The shipments are tracked and shipped in a timely and thoughtful manner.  I feel incredibly happy to have them on the Harmony Art team.

Karlin was the certifier from OneCert who met us at the warehouse.  The inspection took 3.5 hours.  I knew Peggy and Michael kept a clean and well organized system so I was not at all surprised when in the exit interview under the section: Inspection Observations and Issues of Concern Karlin wrote, "Facility found to be very clean and records were organized and easy to trace.  No issues of concern."

From left to right: Michael (warehouse manager), Karlin (inspector) and Peggy

What happens now?  Well, it's a bit of a waiting game.  Karlin will submit her report and someone else at OneCert will review it for approval.  I am told this process will take 2-3 weeks.  My fingers are crossed that we will be able to start the new year with Harmony Art being officially GOTS certified.  Stay tuned.  I promise to keep you posted.

NOTE:  If you are in need of a good warehouse in the south, feel free to contact me.  They still have room for a few more customers and as you can guess I would highly recommend them!