Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan
Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan
Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan
Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan
Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade from Quetzal Artisan

Shawl Indigo Hills - Natural Dyes - Ecofriendly & Fairtrade

£94.56*

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  • SUPLC
  • MIL
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  • FAT Fair Trade
  • SUPLC Good Cause
  • MIL Eco-Friendly

Short description

This fashionable and lightweight Shawl Indigo Hills will cheer you up and catch others eyes. The ecofriendly shawl with Maya design is handmade of rayon hand-dyed with natural dyes.

These jaspe shawls are handwoven on a backstraap-loom by women members of the Mayan cooperative Kem Ajachel in Sololá, Guatemala.

Using the traditional Mayan Jaspe weaving technique and natural dyes extracted from barks, plants, vegetables and flowers, Mayan weavers create stunning and sustainable fashion.

With your purchase you are helping these artisans to support their households and to send their children to school for a better future and to protect their precious waiving traditions.

Specifications:

  • Measures: 180cm W x 75cm, (Including fringes)
  • Composition: 100% rayon with natural dyes
  • Jaspe weaving technique
  • Fairtrade, ecofriendly and sustainable
  • Handmade in Guatemala

Shawl Care:

  • Hand wash with cold water and lay flat or hang to dry.
  • Iron using rayon setting.

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.

Practical information

Shipping fee: Free in Europe

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Address: No physical store

 

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