Cotton Poncho Mustard Brown - Ecofriendly and Fairtrade

This stunning summer Poncho Mustard Brown will cheer you up! Enjoy the softness of natural cotton and its bright natural dyed orange color.

You can wear this poncho loose but it also lovely in combination with our handcrafted leather belts. Either way, it will make you look wonderful and give you a good feeling.

Mayan weavers created this stunning ponchos exclusive for you! They are skillfully handwoven by master-weavers of the cooperative AjttonelIxok, with 100% natural cotton (self grown cotton) and self-made natural dyes extracted from barks, plants, vegetables, seeds and flowers.

Appreciating the work of these Mayan women and buying their goods, you help them to support their families, their children's education and the strengthening of their association and their communities.

Specifications:

• Measures: Wide 84cm, long 80cm, fringes 6cm. One size
• Composition: 100% natural cotton (self grown cotton)
• 100% handmade natural dyes (self-made)
• Fairtrade and sustainable
• Handmade in Guatemala

Care:

• Hand wash with cold water and lay flat or hang to dry.
• Don’t bleach.
• Iron using cotton setting.

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.