There are 29 items in this sale today. They include earrings, necklaces and bracelets, handwoven and natural dyed wool rugs from Oaxaca, and two beautiful pieces of clothing. It’s a mixed bag! All are reduced significantly as I prepare to make my move to Taos, NM. Prices start as low as $15. I hope you find something you like. Please scroll down to be sure you see everything.
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, Zelle, and I can send you a Square invoice (+3% fee).
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, Zelle, and I can send you a Square invoice (+3% fee).
SOLD. #11 Vintage 12K gold filigree, pearl, glass. 1″x1-3/4″ $225 $160SOLD #12 Federico Jimenez Oaxaca signed turquoise and silver, 2-1/4″x1″ $225 $185SOLD. #13 Mexican onyx and sterling button earrings. 7/8″ x 1″ oval $25 $20 SOLD. #14 Israeli designer Ayala Bar. 3/4″x1″ $50 $20SOLD. #15 Sterling silver, India. 2″x1″ $55 $45#16 Vintage Oaxaca Virgin of Soledad Sterling and White Heart Glass Beads, 19″ $385 $325#17 India Vintage Rabari tribal necklace, adjustable. 26″ $135 $95#18 Oaxaca, black hand-polished clay beaded necklace, 21″ $75 $65#19 Vintage Morocco Bedouin Amber, Coral and Metal Necklace, 17″ $295 $195SOLD. #20 Chiapas Maya Coin Necklace, Ties to adjust length. $25 $15
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, Zelle, and I can send you a Square invoice (+3% fee).
SOLD. #21 New Mexico hand-cut/inlay turquoise, onyx, spiny oyster necklace, 20″ $185 $135#22 New Mexico turquoise, coral + sterling pendant, $65 (does not include chain) $40SOLD. #23 Oaxaca Black Clay Bead Mexican Coin Necklace, 20″ $65 $35
The four rugs below can be used on floor, wall, or to adorn furniture. Woven on a treadle loom by Taller Teñido a Mano in Oaxaca, Mexico, they feature all natural dyes created in the studio. Sturdy and beautiful.
As I plan my move to New Mexico, I’m determining what to take with me and what to send off into the world for others to enjoy. This round of jewelry features 45+ pairs of earrings plus some other surprises. If you see something you like, please don’t hesitate to write to me and make an offer if the price doesn’t seem right.
In my desire to support the artisans of Mexico (and elsewhere), I’ve purchased some beautiful pieces over the years. I’d like nothing better than for something to make it’s way to you.
Featured here is Oaxaca filigree, sterling silver, and some with fine gemstones. There are all sizes and shapes — some some and dainty, some statement pieces a la Frida Kahlo. There are 45+ pairs below. Please take a look at everything!
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.
SOLD. #11 Juan Manuel Sterling silver, filigree, pearls, glass. 1-3/4″ x 1-1/2″ $235SOLD. #6 Juan Manuel Sterling silver, pearls, filigree, glass. 2″x1″ $195SOLD. #9 Juan Manuel Sterling silver, filigree, onyx. 2″x3/4″ $185SOLD. #3 Vintage Oaxaca glass and copper earrings, traditional Tlacolula style, 1-1/2″ $45#4 Federico (stamped) turquoise and silver, 2-1/4″x1″ $225SOLD. #5 Sterling Silver, garnet, coral earrings, 1-1/4″ x 1-1/2″ $125SOLD. #7 Flora Maria, sterling silver, amethyst, moonstone. 2-1/2″x 1-1/2″ $135
Buy TWO pieces. Receive 20% off second piece (equal or lesser value).
#28 (left, 2×5/8″)) and #29 (right, 2-1/2″x3/4″)) Native American inlay turquoise $95 each
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.
SOLD. #30 Sterling silver filigree and glass. 1-1/2″x3/4″ $55#31 Fine sterling silver filigree + amber. 3″x1-1/2″ $85SOLD. #32 Sterling silver + coral, Kutzi, Patzcuaro, Michoacan. 2″x3/4″ $65SOLD. #33 Sterling silver + garnet. 3/4″ x 1″ $65SOLD. #34 (left, 1″ x 2-1/2″), $55 and #35 (right, 3/4″x1″) $25. Israeli designer Ayala Bar.
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.
SOLD. #36 Owl earrings, sterling silver. 1-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ $95#37 Onyx and sterling button earrings. 7/8″ x 1″ oval $25#38 Sterling silver filigree and garnet. 1-1/2″ x 1″ $20SOLD. #39 Chiapas rare red amber earrings. 2″ x 1″ $10SOLD. #40 Frida Style Dove Earrings, sterling and glass. 3″ x 2″ $165#41 Vintage cast sterling silver + pearls Butterfly earrings. 1-1/4″ x 2″ $55SOLD. #42 Sterling + gold filled amethyst and moonstone earrings. 3/4″ round $65SOLD. #43 Mexican sterling silver earrings. 3/4″ square. $55
See my other sales and take 20% off anything that remains! Until January 9.
SOLD. #44 Sterling silver hollow ball and wire mesh. 3/4″ x 1″ $25
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.
SOLD. #45 Glyphs sterling silver. 1″x1-3/4″ $20#46 Sterling silver, India. 2″x1″ $55SOLD. #47 Sterling silver filigree and coral. 1-3/4″ x 3/4″ $85
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.
#48 Cut/polished onyx + sterling filigree w/pearls. 3/4″x1/2″ $45SOLD. #49 Sterling silver American Crafts Council post earrings. $25
See my other sales and take 20% off anything that remains! Until January 9.
For the next weeks and months, I’m going through My Mexico Collection, to reduce inventory to prepare for my move from Durham, NC to Taos, NM. (No, I’m not giving up Oaxaca!) I’ll be offering textiles, jewelry, rugs, ceramics, ex-votos, and other treasures that I won’t be able to transport. These sales will be intermittent, so please keep your eyes open for upcoming posts.
Today, I start with Francisco Toledo designed handmade paper jewelry from the Casa in San Agustin Etla, and Taller Teñido a Mano rugs and facemasks.
I will take 20% off the listed price for each piece and reflect this in the invoice I send you. Price listed does not reflect the discount!
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.
I will take 20% off the listed price for each piece and reflect this in the invoice I send you. Price listed is before the discount!
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.
Posted onFriday, December 11, 2020|Comments Off on Support for Chiapas Embroidery Cooperative: Shop Open
Aguacatenango is a Chiapas Maya village about an hour-and-a-half from San Cristobal de Las Casas. The altitude is lower and temperatures warmer. The women there embroider exquisite natural cotton blouses, and we found the best of the best. Her name is Francisca, and along with her family members, she creates completely made-by-hand blouses — there are no sewing machines!
Usually, we bring Chiapas Textile Tour travelers to Aguacatenango to meet Francisca, but not this year! As covid-19 rages unchecked in Mexico and the USA, you know we have cancelled all our programs until late 2021. Artisan villages throughout Mexico are hard hit economically. There is no tourism to help sustain even the most talented. That’s why I contacted Francisca a few months ago to see how we could help by bringing this workmanship to us.
This time, I asked for larger sizes and specified the dimensions, along with the color-ways. This is a custom order that you will not find anywhere else!
12 pieces are available for sale.Limited selection.
Size XL — Bodice is 15″ wide, sleeve is 23″ long, blouse is 24″ long from shoulder to hem — 4 pieces
Size L — Bodice is 14″ wide, sleeve is 22″ long, blouse is 24″ long from shoulder to hem — 4 pieces
Size M — Bodice is 12″ wide, blouse is 24″ long from shoulder to hem — 3 pieces
Size S — Bodice is 10″ wide, sleeve is 21″ long, blouse is 22″ long from shoulder to hem — 1 piece
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.
Extra-Large Selection–4 available — 15″ wide bodice (A):
SOLD. 1. Blue, long sleeve XL, $140
SOLD. 2. Blue, long sleeve XL, $140
SOLD. 3. Red, long sleeve XL, $140
SOLD. 4. Red, long sleeve, XL, $140
Large Selection–4 available — 14″ wide bodice (A):
SOLD. 5. Large, Red, $120
SOLD. 6. Large Blue, $120
7. Large Blue, $120
8. Large Blue, $120
Size Medium Selection–3 available — 12″ wide bodice (A):
9. Beige, short sleeve Medium, $120
10. Beige, short sleeve, Medium, $120
11. Beige, short sleeve, Medium, $120
Size Small Selection–1 available — 10″ wide bodice (A):
12. Beige long sleeve, Small, $120
Textile Care: Dry clean or wash by hand. To wash, turn garment inside out. Immerse in cold water using a mild soap such as Fels Naptha or baby shampoo. Don’t use Woolite — it leeches color. Gently massage the cloth. Squeeze and roll in a towel to absorb excess water. Hang to dry. Use medium steam heat to iron if needed.
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.
I’ll be putting them up here for sale on Friday, December 11, at 1 PM Eastern Time. This time, I have mostly large and extra-large sizes, and 90% of them are long-sleeve. The French knots are densely embroidered on the bodice with accent touches on the sleeve cuffs.
Color choices are peacock blue and red in the large sizes. I also have a few mediums in short sleeves, beige color, and one size small.
Prices are $120 for small, medium and large, and $140 for the extra large. Mailing is $12.
Small measures 10″ across the bodice — 1 available, beige, long-sleeve
Medium measures 12″ across the bodice — 3 available, beige, short-sleeve
Large measures 13-1/2″ across the bodice –6 available
Extra-large measures 14-1/2″ across the bodice — 3 available
Sorry, I’m not able to do pre-sales. Shop opens here on Friday, December 11.
Our embroiderer is Francisca from Aguacatenango, Chiapas. A few years ago, we met her in the village courtyard under the big oak tree, along with about 30 other embroiderers who live there. We could tell her work was far and away among the best! Our group traipsed down the road to her house for a demonstration and sale. Now, during the pandemic there are no tourists, so I contacted her to see if should would make a custom order.
I specified sizes made for our body shapes and sizes — most of us are not the petite stature of Maya women of Chiapas! So, you won’t find these anywhere else but here. Sale is first-come, first-serve. Set your alarm and don’t miss it.
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Norma Schafer and Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC has offered programs in Mexico since 2006. We have over 30 years of university program development experience. See my resume.
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Dye Master Dolores Santiago Arrellanas with son Omar Chavez Santiago, weaver and dyer, Fey y Lola Rugs, Teotitlan del Valle