Poncho Golden Coral - Organic Bamboo - Handmade & Fairtrade

This beautiful Poncho Gold Coral is a unique and sustainable addition to your wardrobe. Handmade of organic bamboo chenille, it is carefully hand-dyed with AZO-free dyes to create harmonious golden and coral shades.

The fancy fringes add a touch of elegance to this fair trade poncho, making it perfect for both casual and dressy occasions.

Each poncho is handwoven on a backstrap loom by the Maya collective Kamolon Ki Konojel from Sololá, Guatemala. This cooperative is made up of 180 skilled backstrap weavers who carefully blend the bamboo threads to create beautiful colors and textures.

By purchasing this poncho, you are supporting these women artisans and helping to create 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: To keep your poncho looking its best, we recommend hand washing and laying flat until almost dry. Then, fluff in the dryer using low heat and a gentle cycle.

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.