Feel comforted during the changing season and late summer nights with this medium weight Ikat Shawl made with vegetable dyes from our Guatemalan artisan partner cooperative in the lakeside village of San Juan La Laguna. Each shawl is unique. Selection is based on general color.
How it's Made
Handmade on a backstop loom. Artisans dye the yarns and align them into beautiful patterns before weaving. These women specialize in backstop woven textiles featuring traditional Ikat designs created using natural dyes.
Colorants
Natural colorants and stabilizers consisting of plants such as aloe, black capote, old fustic, indigo, beets, seeds and banana leaf.
Care
Fabrics can be washed on gentle cycle with mild detergent and air dried.
