A favorite for scarf season

*** Discount code at the very bottom 😘***

We love all our products, but we’re so excited that this chilly season the top favorite has been the newest scarf addition, our Corte Wrap.  It’s beautiful and cozy, but more that that, we are including two different groups of artisans in its production – the weavers who prepare the naturally-dyed cotton thread, and the embroiderers who do all the amazing embroidery work, stitch by stitch ❤️

Francisca with the naturally-dyed thread her cooperative prepares.  She liked the finished prototype!

Embroidery master sisters at work!

Stitch by stitch…

 

And the result is a super soft, cozy scarf ❤️

 

Kelly from Cardamom Collective snatched one of our prototypes!

Adrienne shows off her Corte Wrap AND her Quetzal Backpack 😆

Rachel and Laura both got a hold of these beauties with red stripes… lucky them!

Want your own?  Use discount code SCARFLOVE for $20 off your own Corte Wrap just until January 25, 2017.

Order yours now!

 

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“Embroidery Artisans in Guatemala” featured on The Curious Button!

Did you see?  My little write-up on my experience visiting a new community we are working with was published on the ethical lifestyle blog The Curious Button.  We’re honored!

The sisters Anita and Teresita work on our Corte Wraps, and they do a great job – blanket stitch all along the edges of the textile, and macrame fringes on two ends to give the scarf a good shape.  They live in a community near Sumpango, where we have just started to expand for embroidery work.

These women do not live in castles, have super modern appliances, or fancy cars. But they’re also not destitute. I think a part of me was afraid that they might be living in some terrible conditions, but I was relieved to see that they had such a lovely home. I want to paint an honest picture of these two sisters in particular:

They have a beautiful home. The sisters are close. They take pride in their traditional art of embroidery. Their work is excellent. They live in a mostly agricultural village with dirt roads. Their kitchen is big, with two wood-burning stoves for lots of cooking. They have plenty of room to host community gatherings at their home. They are welcoming, and they seem happy.

Read the whole article on The Curious Button!

 

XOXO,

Mari

Photoshoot Fun: New Corte Wraps

Oh, Antigua, you are so picturesque.  We took these shots literally right outside my house.  Actually, I took these photos (with my friend Laura’s help, because I asked her to model this time around)!  I’ve never considered myself a photographer, but I could get used to this… so much fun!  Especially after a week of avoiding the crazy streets for Semana Santa, it was great to enjoy a much calmer day in town.

Take a look:

 

The Corte Wraps are online now!  $90 with embroidery by hand using naturally-dyed cotton thread.