Sunset Rainbow Shawl - Mayan Design - Beautiful & Fairtrade

This beautiful Sunset Rainbow Shawl with fringes will brihght your day. The scarf is ideal for at home, work of an eveing out.

These Rainbow Shawls are design and handwoven on a back-strap loom by Mayan weavers in afgelegen gebieden in Guatemala.

Specificaties:

• Dimensions: 50 cm x 190 cm + 12 cm fringes
• Material: 100% polyester
• Handmade in Guatemala
• Fair trade

Scarf Care:

• Hand wash in cold water or in washing machine cycle delicate/gentle. Hang to dry. Iron.

Source: Quetzal Artisan

Brand: Quetzal Artisan is a brand that brings handmade and hand-woven products from North, Central and South America to Europe. The goal of Quetzal Artisan is to stimulate fair trade and to give real craftsmanship a stage. Quetzal Artisan has different collections that all try to make the world a bit better in their own way. 

Fair Trade: The wool collection is designed and woven by women in Canada and the Guatemalan textile collection is made by skilled women from Guatemala. The Guatemalan women make beautiful designs that combine traditional and modern and they get paid fair wages for their work, which ensures that they can support their children. 

Environmentally Friendly: For the wool collection Quetzal Artisan uses materials such as bamboo, alpaca wool, and organic cotton, which are spun in the Andes mountains of South America. For the Guatemalan collection, they only use natural materials such as cotton and viscose, and they paint by hand using natural paint products such as tree bark and flowers.