Shawl Light Brown - Oversized - Sustainable and Fairtrade

This Shawl Light Brown with fancy pom poms is not only stylish and versatile but also sustainable and fairtrade. It can be worn at home, work or an evening out; but can also be used as cozy plaid.

These multiuse Shawls Light Brown are handwoven on a foot-loom by Mayan weavers of the fair-trade cooperative Kem Ajachel in Guatemala. This cooperative consists of 70 skillful women artisans.

It takes about 3 workdays to 6 master-weavers to make one of these gorgeous oversized shawls.

With your purchase you are helping these Mayan weavers to support their household, send their children to school and to protect their precious weaving traditions.

Specifications:

• Size: 257cm x 65cm (Including fringes)
• Composition: 100% rayon
• Handwoven on a foot-loom
• Handmade in Guatemala
• Fair-trade

Shawl Care:

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

Source: Quetzal Artisan

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.