Poncho Green Blue - Organic Bamboo Chenille - Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan

Poncho Green Blue - Organic Bamboo Chenille - Fairtrade

£98.86*

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Available sizes:
One Size
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  • FAT Fair Trade
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Short description

Beautiful and Stilysh Poncho Green Blue adorned with fancy fringes. This fairtrade poncho is handmade from organic bamboo chenille and carefully hand-dyed with azo-free dyes to harmonious green and blue shades. Wear your fair trade poncho casual with jeans or with your favorite dress.

These beautiful Bamboo Ponchos are handwoven op een backstrap loom by the Maya collective Kamolon Ki Konojel from Sololá, Guatemala. This Mayan cooperative is formed by 180 skillful backstrap weavers.

These skillful weavers carefully hand-dyed the bamboo threads with azo-free dyes and blend them in harmonious colors and textures to create these beautiful ponchos.

With your purchase you help these women artisans to develop economic opportunities for their families and community.

Specifications:

  • Dimensions: Two rectangles of 90cm x 48cm (including fringes). One size fits all.
  • Composition: 100% rayon from organic bamboo.
  • AZO-free dyes
  • Handmade in Guatemala
  • Fairtrade and sustainable

Poncho Care:

  • Hand wash and lay flat until almost dry, then fluff in dryer using low heat, gentle cycle.


Source: Quetzal Artisan

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Brand: Quetzal Artisan is a brand that brings handmade and hand-woven products from North, Central and South America to Europe. The goal of Quetzal Artisan is to stimulate fair trade and to give real craftsmanship a stage. Quetzal Artisan has different collections that all try to make the world a bit better in their own way. 

Fair Trade: The wool collection is designed and woven by women in Canada and the Guatemalan textile collection is made by skilled women from Guatemala. The Guatemalan women make beautiful designs that combine traditional and modern and they get paid fair wages for their work, which ensures that they can support their children. 

Environmentally Friendly: For the wool collection Quetzal Artisan uses materials such as bamboo, alpaca wool, and organic cotton, which are spun in the Andes mountains of South America. For the Guatemalan collection, they only use natural materials such as cotton and viscose, and they paint by hand using natural paint products such as tree bark and flowers.

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Shipping fee: Free in Europe

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