Guatemala is Family Handwoven Cotton Table Runner in Turquoise from Guatemala Ali Mohammed shaping flowers with petals carved

shaping flowers with petals carved from coconut shell

brass buckle

Fairly traded from Vietnam

5" / 70 cm

Guatemala is Family Handwoven Cotton Table Runner in Turquoise from Guatemala Ali Mohammed shaping flowers with petals carved'To us, blue represents the welcoming warmth of home,' says a representative of Yama Aj Chixot Artisan Group in reference to the turquoise blue of this table runner. She explains that many of them feel an extraordinary sense of companionship when blue is present in their designs. 'We tend to use blue a lot.' They work in teams on the pedal loom, hand weaving the table runner with cotton featuring the legendary wreath that appears in the huipil blouses