WOOL THROW BLUE LINES ON ECRU glass bead coin purse Decoration pin to place on

Decoration pin to place on your garments

This flying eagle motif is recreated from a design on women's vintage hair bands from the town of San Juan Sacatepequez

called huipiles

They are paired with straps made from vintage waistbands that Mayan women wind around themselves to cinch their wrap skirts

This clutch is part of the Zero Hunger collection design by La Casa to help support women in the most remote areas of rural Guatemala where poverty and hunger affect their families

WOOL THROW BLUE LINES ON ECRU glass bead coin purse Decoration pin to place onThese 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