Shawl Pink Waves - Fashionable, Ecofriendly and Fair trade

This Shawl Pink Waves is a fashionable, ecofriendly, and fairtrade Must-Have

Add a pop of color and style to your wardrobe with our gorgeous Shawl Pink Waves. This lightweight shawl features a soft, easy drop that will brighten up your day.

Handwoven on a backstrap-loom using the traditional Mayan Jaspe waiving technique, this shawl is made from natural soft cotton and self-made natural dyes extracted from barks, plants, vegetables, and flowers. Each piece is carefully crafted by master weavers of the Mayan fairtrade cooperative KemAjachel in Guatemala.

Inspired by the surrounding mountains and lakes, these Mayan weavers have created stunning pieces of art just for you.

And with your purchase, you are not only supporting their households, but also helping to send their children to school for a better future and protect their precious waiving traditions.

Specifications:

• Measures: 180cm W x 75cm (including fringes)
• Composition: 100% soft cotton, natural dyed
• Traditional Mayan Jaspe waiving technique
• Available in Gold yellow, Rose, and Lilac grey
• Handmade in Guatemala
• Fairtrade and eco-friendly

Shawl Care: To keep your shawl looking its best, hand wash with cold water and lay flat or hang to dry. Do not bleach. Iron using the 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.