WOOL THROW SALMON & RED WINE LINES ON ECRU beaded bracelets and gunmetal beads

and gunmetal beads

Red leaf on black background

A Frida coin purse handmade by a Mayan women's cooperative near Lake Atitlán Guatemala

oversized cotton tassel pull

and belts using Czech and Japanese glass beads

WOOL THROW SALMON & RED WINE LINES ON ECRU beaded bracelets and gunmetal beadsThese small blankets or throws are handwoven by members of a weaving cooperative on footlooms in 100% natural wool from sheep herds that are descendants of the Churro breed brought from Spain in the 1500s. The sheep continue to be raised in larger herds by husbandmen in Guatemalas western highlands. The sheep farming and the weaving of these "ponchos" is considered an ancestral tradition that generates income, preserves cultural identity and attracts