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- Description
- Eco Dyes
- Washing Instruction
- Note
Poncho Xiuhtepetl is a handwoven fair trade poncho with natural dyes. It is open from the sides and has a button in front to close it or to keep open -you decide.
Cape design.
This is where the traditional and contemporary textile art meets.
- handwoven
- natural dyes
- hand dyed yarn
As these are 100% artisan made in each step of the process every garment is unique in colors and figures.
Some pieces might have more white and some are more colorful. This is where the beauty lies in: you will always get a unique piece of art.
Available as dark red and light red.
Carefully woven of cotton and wool. 50% cotton, 50% wool. Red dye is received from cochineal. Each piece is unique. Hand-rolled fringes.An excellent poncho to feel yourself cozy and shine natural beauty.
Measures Approximately:
Length shoulder-tail:
48.5 cm + fringes 8 cm / 19 inches + fringes 3 inch
Width: 67 cm / 26.4 inches
REDS
Cochineal is a traditional dye used throughout many generations (before Aztecs) in Mexico and especially in Oaxaca, where it has been produced almost exclusively by indigenous producers. Our Cochineal is both cultivated and transformed to dye in the valleys of Oaxaca.
Washing instruction:
- Wash Separately
- Hand wash/ Delicate Wash
- Water 30 ºC
- Mild neutral Liquid Soap
- Dry in Shade, Flat Dry (please note the possibility of color leaking)
- Iron Damp On Low
- No Bleach, No Tumble Dryer
- Keep natural dyed products out of direct sunlight. When drying outside please dry in a shaded area.
- Please make sure detergent or soap does not come into direct contact with the dyed material. Dissolve in water first.
- Do not use bleach. Some household detergents contain bleach so please check before use.
- Please be careful around acids, most of the dyes can react to acid.
- It is possible some of the dyes will change color when they come in contact with iron or copper while wet.
Handwoven apparel are artisan crafted by hand from start to finish and might change slightly in size or color, contain some weavers knots, pulls or other signs about handwork. The color of naturally dyed textiles is not always equal on the whole fabric but can be darker or lighter in some parts, it can also fade when washed. Each thread dyeing and weaving also creates slightly different piece, so each cloth is unique.
