Ends Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 3 PM! Perfect for winter warmth.
For years, I’ve stored beautiful wool hand wovens from Oaxaca and Chiapas in a cedar chest that Teotitlan del Valle carpenter Elias made for me. This cedar chest is called a baule, which traditionally is gifted at Zapotec weddings to store valuables and clothing that need protection from critters. They always had a lock and were often painted with the name of the bride and the date of marriage. I will return to the USA at the end of the coming week and offer these to you as part of my collection that I’m paring down. Many of these texxtiles are naturally dyed and artisan made. I have treasured them because I know everyone who has created them. Some are pieces were purchased years ago, so they have collector value. Most have never been or rarely been worn. So, very much LIKE NEW.
Please purchase before 3 PM on November 14. I will be packing them to take with me when I return to New Mexico for the winter holidays and mail them to you after November 20 — just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Perfect for wearing or gifting!
Pieces are priced FAR BELOW what was paid for them. Priced to SELL.
How to Buy: Send me an email to tell me which item(s) you want BY NUMBER and by name of item. Send me your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. Tell me if you want to purchase using a Zelle transfer or a credit card. If you use a credit card, we add a 4% service fee. There is no extra fee for using Zelle. If you want Zelle, please tell me how your Zelle account is registered. For mailing, I will add a $14 packing and mailing charge. I am NOT putting these items for sale in the SHOP — only here!
Thank you!
#1. Indigo Poncho handwoven in Teotitlan del Valle by master weaver Roman Gutierrez Ruiz. He is an invited exhibitor at the Feria de Chapala, Original in Mexico City, and expoventas at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca. Román Gutiérrez Ruiz is a third generation weaver, taught this craft by his family as their business. There are currently 5 people in their workshop — spinning, carding, embroidering, and sewing.
Teotitlán del Valle is famous for its pedal loom rugs. Román has been teaching at the center of arts of San Agustin Etla for 12 years and about 6000 students have passed through his workshop. He has won numerous awards include the FONART Presidential Grand Prize, and the National Great Works of Popular Art Living Legends. One size fits all. Measures: 30″ long from neck V to hem, and 43″ wide from shoulder to shoulder. Priced reduction: $195 down from $245.
#2. Hand-woven on the back strap loom in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, this is a versatile textile that can be used as a shawl, a throw, or just a decorative textile. The wool comes from brown Churro sheep brought to the America’s by the Spanish. It is hand-carded on the drop spindle loom. This textile is very soft and wearable. The pom poms are handmade from dyed wool. Measures 24″ wide x 68″ long. Prices to sell at $85.
SOLD. #3. A warm brown quechquemitl woven on the back strap loom high in the mountains in the State of Puebla. Natural wool with hand embroidered threads colored with natural dyes. See the elaborate fringes. A soft, luscious fabric very comfortable to wear. This is a pre-Hispanic garment worn by indigenous women original woven with cotton. Easy on and off — just pull it over your head. Wear like a short poncho. The Spanish conquest brought wool to the Americas. Measures 29″ long from neck V x 38″ wide across the shoulder. Priced to sell at $145.
#4. From Remigio Mestas’ curated collection at Los Baules de Juana Cata, this Mixtec poncho is woven on the back strap loom from soft, natural sheep wool. Note the red cochineal accent strip that runs along both edges of the textile. The randa, joining stitch, is fine and well executed. A perfect piece for winter warmth that will carry you will into chilly spring evenings. Beautiful drape! Priced reduction: $145 down from $195.
SOLD. #5. Glorious soft white wool woven on the flying shuttle loom by our friend Arturo Hernandez in Mitla, it is dyed with three shades of indigo. The hand-twisted fringes are masterful. If you love indigo, this piece shows off all the color variations of the first, second and third dye baths. Measures 27″ wide by 89″ long — long enough to wrap around your neck two or three times! Priced to sell at $145.
SOLD. #6. A luscious medium blue shawl with a very intricate hand-knotted fringe from the Mixe village of Tlahuitoltepec about two and a half hours beyond the Valles Centrales de Oaxaca high in the Sierra Madre del Sur. This beautiful indigo shawl is colored with naturally dyed wool. It takes months to tie a fringe this detailed. Measures 24″ wide x 82″ long. Priced to sell at $135.
