Handspun Organic Cotton Throw

Handspun Organic Cotton Throw

$185.00

This luscious throw uses 100% local organic cotton naturally-dyed and the handspun threads make for an extra cozy and luxurious wrap-around. Use it as a blanket on your couch, bed, or outside on those chilly summer nights. Three panels handwoven on a backstrap loom have been combined using hand-stitched "randa" with natural cotton. All of the fibers used for this piece have been grown, harvested, processed, spun, dyed, woven .... all by hand and by one family at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. This throw measures 46 inches by 70 inches, plus fringes. Please allow a couple of inches of variety as each piece is handmade.


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Hand-loom weaving in Guatemala has a long history and is an important part of the culture. It takes many days for the artisan to weave one hand-loom blanket. Look up “hand-loom cotton in Guatemala” on youtube and you’ll see what a slow, meticulous process it is. Each blanket is woven with hours and hours of love and care.