Blue Placemats - Set 6 - Cotton - Beautiful and Fairtrade

These Blue Placemats set of 6 with Mayan design will cheer your dining table at any time of the year. These placemats are handwoven of strong cotton by Maya weavers in Guatemala. A beautiful and fairtrade gift for family or friends.

This set of Blue Placemats is handwoven on a backstrap loom with 100% strong cotton by Mayan weavers in the rural areas of Guatemala.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 52 cm x 34 cm including fringes
• Materials: 100% natural cotton
• Handmade in Guatemala
• Fairtrade and sustainable

Care of Pastel Blue Placemats:

• For the 1st. wash: Wash separately with cold water.
• For the 2nd. wash: Hand wash separately in cold water or in washing machine delicate/gentle cycle.
• Don’t use bleach.
• Hang or lay flat until almost dry. tumble dry on-air dry cycle.
• Iron as needed on cotton setting.
• Drying machine: Dry until almost dry, then remove from dryer and smooth flat in order to avoid the need for ironing.
• If needed iron on cotton setting.

Source: Quetzal Artisan

Brand: Quetzal Artisan is a brand that brings handmade and hand-woven products from North, Central and South America to Europe. The goal of Quetzal Artisan is to stimulate fair trade and to give real craftsmanship a stage. Quetzal Artisan has different collections that all try to make the world a bit better in their own way. 

Fair Trade: The wool collection is designed and woven by women in Canada and the Guatemalan textile collection is made by skilled women from Guatemala. The Guatemalan women make beautiful designs that combine traditional and modern and they get paid fair wages for their work, which ensures that they can support their children. 

Environmentally Friendly: For the wool collection Quetzal Artisan uses materials such as bamboo, alpaca wool, and organic cotton, which are spun in the Andes mountains of South America. For the Guatemalan collection, they only use natural materials such as cotton and viscose, and they paint by hand using natural paint products such as tree bark and flowers.