Studio : NOVICA Publisher : NOVICA Binding : Apparel Product Description
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About this item: Woven on a backstrap loom, this enchanting shawl features hand knotted fringe and wheat motifs in jade. The textures are created by alternating bands of tightly and loosely woven threads, and elegant geometric motifs at each end reflect traditional Guatemalan artistry. Luisa Villavicencio's family cultivates cotton in several natural colors - jade, brown and ivory, or raw cotton. In fact, people are surprised to learn that no dyes are used. The family is involved in the entire process, from growing the cotton, to weaving it and transforming it into apparel.
90" L x 21.75" W - Eco-Friendly: crafted with sustainable and biodegradable textile fibers
- Use a warm iron
- Dry on low heat cycle
- Machine wash separately in cold water
About our Artist: Nature gives the color and we give it shape.... I'm a Guatemalan woman, born into a family where respect for the environment and for our country's culture have always been a part of our daily life. The story of why I'm here and do what I do is really the story of my whole family, beginning with my parents. Don't ask me why my father was always so passionate about growing cotton. No matter how small the harvest, no matter how bad the weather, he never wanted to grow coffee or corn or anything else. He was an agronomy engineer and was enthusiastic about cotton and with preserving the cultivation of a crop that originated with the Maya culture. Cotton used to be abundant in Guatemala but it's been slowly disappearing over the years. Today, our 17 acres of cotton fields are the only ones left in the country. We are the only cotton farm in...
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