Eco Handbag Ecru Cotton - Net Bag and Pouch - Stylish & Fair

Feel good and fashionable with this fairtrade and ecofriendly Eco Handbag Ecru Cotton. Use the Net bag and pouch together as handbag or apart, as grocery bag or to carry other small items.

These Eco handbags are handmade in Guatemala of 100% puur unbleached cotton.

The Eco Bags Muun are design and handcrafted by artisan women in small remote villages in Guatemala. Good Neighbors supports these artisans in their production of Ecofriendly textiles. Mum means tenderness in Mayan language.

Netbags Ecru:

The Net bags Ecru are handcrafted door skillful Mayan weavers members of the group Muun in New Mexico, Guatemala. They are waved with 100% natural unbleached cotton using the macramé technique.

Drawstring Pouch Ecru:

The Eco Drawstring Pouch Ecru is simple but practical; it can hold small items of groceries. It is handmade of natural cotton and comes together with the Eco Net Bag. The top closes with a purple drawstring lace.

The Eco Pouch is handmade in collaboration with the Guatemalan organization Creamos. Creamos supports and encourage the self-esteem, well-being, and financial autonomy of women who previously were dependent of the collecting and resale of items found in the landfills in the outskirts in Guatemala.

By purchasing this Fair-Trade product, you support Artisan women and their families in remote areas in Guatemala.

Specifications:

• Material: 100% natural unbleached cotton
• Waving Technic: Macrame
• Size:
  • Net Bag: 58 cm long inclusieve strap
  • Drawstring Pouch: 32 cm x 26 cm deep 21
• Available in 6 colors
• One size
• Fairtrade and Ecofriendly
• 100% Handmade in Guatemala

Bags Care:

• Hand wash in separate colors with cold water with mild soap.
• Lay flat to dry.

Each handmade eco bag is unique and so the pattern and colors varies with each bag.

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.