Handwoven Embroidered Raspberry with Leather Santiago Satchel Guatemala

Handwoven Embroidered Raspberry with Leather Santiago Satchel GuatemalaBeautiful raspberry overnight satchel produced in collaboration of three artisans in Guatemala a weaver, a embroiderer and a leather worker. The cotton durable cloth is woven by Francisco Esquina. Jose Sicay Tzina then does the beautiful bird embroidery on his zig zag sewing machine. Then it goes to Mateo to make the bag. We love this collaboration and this bag is one of our best sellers. Outer fabric: handwoven durable 100% cotton is raspberry color.

The artists bead over a form constructed of cloth scraps gathered from clothing manufacturers

Fine handmade brooch of a Emperor Mopane Moth

You can also read more about this group of artisans in the book Rug Money

chalky brick red

natural dyes

From a Fair-trade group in Rajasthan

Hand woven in two panels from the mountains of Peru used by the Aymara or Quechua people that live in the high Andes

We are thrilled to be working with this group of weavers of the Kutch

and daily lives

The original purpose is a dupata or large shawl- but draped over an expansion rod

The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9/11

We buy these directly from a Mayan woman in Santiago Atitlán who works with artisans that have been impacted by natural disasters