Otilia rug
Otilia rug
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Chenalho, Chiapas
Decorative rug woven on a backstrap loom by the "Color de Rosa" group in the town of Belisario Dominguez in the municipality of Chenalhó, Chiapas. The design of this rug arises from a creative exercise with the artisans inspired by the figures of the architecture of San Cristóbal de las Casas.
This rug combines two artisan techniques: weaving on a waist loom with natural lamb's wool, spun by hand, which is the base of the rug, on which, later, they add one to some pom-poms of 5 different colors, until they form complete figures and lines. along the mat.
Each rug has about 650 pom-poms that are made by hand-winding acrylic yarn or yarn, once tied, it is cut and the pom-pom is shaped into a round shape.
Care: Shake and dust. You can take it to the dry cleaners and have it dry cleaned .Measurements : 90 cm wide x 60 cm high
Colors : Shedron, black, light beige
Materials : Black in warp and shedron, black and light beige in weft
ABOUT THE PARTNER ORGANIZATION
Aid to Artisans - Creative Learning Inc.
Aid to Artisans is a non-profit organization founded in 1976 with the goal of creating economic opportunities for groups of artisans around the world. In 2012 he joined Creative Learning, a non-profit organization that focuses on the protection of human rights and social and economic development, seeking to generate long-term social impact through its four branches.
In 2012 Aid to Artisans Mexico began its work seeing the need to have a local team and we currently work with artisans from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula creating economic opportunities in economically vulnerable locations and/or where the housing situation and quality of life are at risk. risk.