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The Layers wool rug and blanket collection is handwoven with Momostenango sheep’s wool. The wool is hand-carded, handspun, dyed using natural plants and minerals, and then woven on the footloom. The Alvarado family has crafted these rugs for over 5 generations, maintaining this incredible artisan tradition.
Layers Wool Blanket
Recycled Denim Threads
Birds Pillow
Aysemmetrical Pillow collec on, natural dyes and recycled denim
Birds Pillow, natural dye
Diamond Pillow Collec on, in darks and lights
The Rantas embroidery, shown in the middle of the pillows and bedspreads is a needle embroidery technique used in tradi onal Mayan cortes (skirts), in order to join two pieces of fabric together in a beau ful pa ern.
Rantas Pillows and Rantas Bedspread
Rain Pillow
Triangle Pillows
Woven recycled plas c bags in loom we and in Mayan brocade designs
Recycled threads The blue cotton threads used in the Eco Home collection are made from recycled denim jeans, re-purposed waste from jean factories in Guatemala. The Mayan Bird Wall-hangings are woven using recycled plastic bags in the embroidery design and in
Mayan Wall-hanging, woven with recycled plas c bags
Table Runners, recycled plas c bags in we , natural dyed co on in warp
Maya Coin Purse, each embroidery is a unique tradi onal artwork, inspired by the individual weaver
The Day Backpack, featuring blue threads from recycled denim jeans and natural dyed co on
Maya Clutch, each embroidery is a unique tradi onal artwork, inspired by the individual weaver
Learn more about Yabal at: www.yabal.org
Thank you for your support of Yabal. Yabal is a Fair Trade social enterprise dedicated to the empowerment of Mayan women weavers through ethical jobs and environmentally sustainable prac ces. Through our hand-loomed tex les, Yabal preserves the Mayan tex le art of the back-strap loom, a 5,000 year-old ar san tradi on. All proďŹ ts are used to fund social programs for our women weavers and their children in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Guatemala. Contact us: info@yabal-handicra s.com 312-450-3270 Photo shoot loca on: Las Cumbres, Eco Hotel and Spa www.lascumbres.com.gt
Yabal thanks the following ins tu ons for their generous support of our work: