We got this shipment of hand-woven Oaxaca rugs just in time for the holidays. Even if you are celebrating small (and we hope you are), these floor coverings (or display them as wall hangings) are a great decor enhancer for a fresh, new look. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico, by Taller Teñido a Mano on a 2-harness treadle loom, these tapestries are versatile and sturdy.
What makes these rugs special?
- Our artisans use only naturally-dyed churro sheep wool
- The wool is hand-carded and spun with the malacate — drop spindle
- Dye materials include cochineal, indigo, wild marigold, wood bark, pomegranate (to name a few)
- Our artisans dye the wool themselves — this is a slow process that yields amazing, vibrant and strong colors
- The weaver uses his imagination to create unique, one-of-a-kind textiles
- Designed in Oaxaca — made to last a lifetime
We also have Face Masks dyed with indigo, walnut and wild marigold, along with several skeins of cotton thread (3-1/2 ounces / 100 grams) dyed with indigo and wild marigold — perfect for weaving or embroidery.
Please place your order quickly to receive by December 24, 2020. Thanks so much.
To Buy: Please email me normahawthorne@mac.com with your name, mailing address and item number. I will mark it SOLD, send you a PayPal link to purchase and add $12 for cost of mailing. Please DO NOT SELECT buying goods or services — so we don’t pay commissions. We also accept Venmo and I can send you a Square invoice (+3% fee) if you don’t use PayPal.
Handmade in Oaxaca: Taller Teñido a Mano specializes in experimenting with natural dye extracts for different applications on fibers. They have 18 years of experience and lead a group of artisans to create tapestries, bags, home goods and other textiles, often supplying thread to other artisan weavers, too.
- SOLD. Yarn Skein #A — wild marigold (1), $24
- SOLD. Yarn Skein #B — indigo (1), $24
- SOLD. Yarn Skein #C — indigo (1), $24
- SOLD. Yarn Skein #D — indigo (1), $24
- SOLD. Face Mask #1–TOP: pomegranate dyed
- SOLD. Face Mask #2–MIDDLE: walnut dyed
- Face Mask #3–BOTTOM: indigo dyed
- Face Mask #4–indigo dyed (not shown)
- Face Mask #5– indigo dyed (not shown)
- Face Mask #6 — indigo dyed (not shown)
To Buy: Please email me normahawthorne@mac.com with your name, mailing address and item number. I will mark it SOLD, send you a PayPal link to purchase and add $12 for cost of mailing. Please DO NOT SELECT buying goods or services — so we don’t pay commissions. We also accept Venmo and I can send you a Square invoice (+3% fee) if you don’t use PayPal.
Vintage 10K Gold Oaxaca Filigree Earrings For Sale: Let’s Help a Family of Women
My neighbors want to fix up their house. They need a kitchen. They want to replace the fabric curtains with real windows to keep out the cold and fortify the walls and roof of an old adobe house to keep out the rain. They are a household of three generations of women: grandmother is in her late 80’s, mom is in her early 40’s, and the nine-year-old daughter loves to read. She needs new school shoes.
Everyone works hard. Mom makes the some of the best tamales in town. She learned from her mother who learned from hers. She makes them by hand, grinds the corn on the metate then makes a dough, rolls the masa between her palms, presses it on a tortilla press, stuffs the dough with a chicken caught from the yard, fattened with organic corn then cooked, adds a secret family recipe of mole made with chicken broth, tucks it into carefully wrapped corn or banana husks, folded or tied neatly, and steams the packages over a water bath for an hour. Sometimes she makes hundreds. I know she is up every day at four in the morning. I buy these for 40 cents each. Sometimes I buy more than I need.
#1: Pearl, red glass, 10K gold dangle earrings with French wires. $265.
About the only thing of real value they have to sell to raise money for house repairs and construction is heirloom 10k gold jewelry.
#2: Traditional filigree 10k gold with red glass, basket hoops, $185. SOLD to Judy G. Thank You!
I said I would help, so I am posting photos and I will bring the earrings to the U.S. when I leave Oaxaca on April 7 — if you care to make a purchase. Let me know which you like and I will invoice you with PayPal (plus shipping). Because this is a fundraiser and the money goes directly to the family, I will add-on the 3% PayPal fee to your invoice.
#3: Delicate tri-color stones with 10K gold leaf design, small, $65. SOLD to Tami. Thank YOU!
Zapotec women love their delicate filigree gold earrings. It is usually the only adornment they wear. They will receive a small pair of earrings as a gift for a birthday or a baptism, a larger pair for a quinciniera (15th birthday), and then later a more substantial pair as a wedding present.
#4: Dangle with pearls, clear crystal, 10k gold filigree, $175.
Husbands will often give gold earrings as a love token to wives. The size and intricacy of the earrings are a symbol of prosperity and status.
#5: 3-tier dangle, 10K gold and pearls with bow, $175. SOLD to Nancy C. Thank YOU!
Grandma took off her large gold filigree earrings tonight and asked me to sell them for her, too. I said, no. They are very old and I know what they mean to her.
#6: Intense purple, pearls, 10k gold, $250.
Home improvement project for my neighbors.
And, here is a beautiful tri-color bracelet with traditional mesoamerican greca design, inside circumference is eight inches. 10k gold, $300.
#7: 10k gold tri-color bracelet, $300.
The family appreciates your consideration!
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