beautiful shawls

Woven by hand on a backstrap loom, this generous cotton shawl combines wide bands of pewter grey and burnt sienna on pristine ivory cotton. Lorenza Perez is a master of this ancestral Maya weaving technique, and a rebozo like this one can take anywhere from 28 to 40 hours to complete. Textured geometric borders at each end are embroidered by hand, and the fabric alternates woven areas with unwoven warp threads, to achieve a textile that drapes beautifully.

This lovely cotton shawl features narrow white stripes on midnight black cotton. Woven by hand on a backstrap loom, it evokes the mountain paths in Mexico's Chiapas highlands. Lorenza Perez is a master of this ancestral Maya weaving technique, and a rebozo like this one can take anywhere from 28 to 40 hours to complete. Textured geometric borders at each end are embroidered by hand, and the fabric alternates woven areas with unwoven warp threads, to achieve a textile that drapes beautifully.

Rosalina Arias hand weaves this beautiful shawl on a backstrap loom from black cotton. Alternating bands of tightly woven fabric with open work, she achieves a fabric that drapes beautifully. A band of colorful flowers is embroidered by hand on each end.

Rosalina Arias learned to make clothes and weave from her mother. She regularly conducts workshops to teach those same valuable skills to others in her community. Through her work, she hopes to showcase the best of her region's local traditions and inspire others.

Follow the path of destiny with this original and beautiful shawl from Mexico. Created by Petrona Perez and Asociación de Artesanas, this shawl is woven by hand on a traditional telar de cintura (backstrap loom,) the yarns carefully incorporated to create alternating patterns of aqua and stone. colourful diamond patterns and dangling fringes decorate the shawl at each end.