WOOL THROW CREAM & BROWN detail on ECRU Pride The base fabric is upcycled

The base fabric is upcycled cotton canvas from scraps generated by the enormous jean industry here

specifically the hand-embroidered belts that wind several times around their waists to cinch the wrap skirts to their waists

Material: Glass beads and extra-large metal pin

beading has replaced weaving as the primary income source for young indigenous women in the lake basin

in this case an elaborate motif common to huipiles from Comalapa

WOOL THROW CREAM & BROWN detail on ECRU Pride The base fabric is upcycledThese small blankets or throws are handwoven by members of a weaving cooperative on footlooms in 100% natural wool from sheep herds that are descendants of the Churro breed brought from Spain in the 1500s. The sheep continue to be raised in larger herds by husbandmen in Guatemalas western highlands. The sheep farming and the weaving of these "ponchos" is considered an ancestral tradition that generates income, preserves cultural identity and attracts