handmade

The San Antonio Palopo Cooperative's artisans celebrate their traditions and spirit with this scarf of bold and graceful colors. The team works with the best cotton yarns to craft this striped accessory, whose hand-loomed design offers a beautiful look. Orange, red, blue, and purple hues merge on the pattern and fringes, sending a message of dapper uniqueness.

Working with precise geometry, Zosimo Laura presents the three parts of the world in pre-Hispanic thought. Deep rich colors invoke Inti, sun god. A superb example of Andean textile art, this cushion cover closes with capirona wood buttons.

In warm shades of green, orange and yellow hues, this cotton scarf from Vinita in Thailand is just the right extra layer of style. The garment is made of hand-dyed and hand-spun yarns, and is loosely woven by hand for a soft texture and a bold look.

When you want to create a custom look for your living room, a textured handmade cushion cover is sure to make your home feel like a stylish sanctuary. Guatemala’s Daniela Murga weaves mint, teal and sunrise cotton yarns on a backstrap loom to craft a stunning cover whose front panel is beautifully adorned with stripes and fringed accents while the back is solid and features a zipper closure.

Artisan group Ranm Ixoqi' of Chimaltenango, Guatemala, presents a 100% cotton tote bag handmade using a backstrap loom. This ancient weaving technique has been used in the highlands of Guatemala since the time of the Mayans; Ranm Ixoqi' is "woman's heart" in the Mayan Kaqchikel language. Evoking the beauty of autumn, this bag is elaborated with stripes in lovely shades of pumpkin, milk white, camel, chestnut, and black. Since the tote bag has no closure, its one roomy compartment is easy to access. The tote's ginger-colored cotton lining has one inner pocket for storing small items.