creative gifts

This pretty set of six napkins is woven from cotton on a traditional pedal loom. Guatemala's Eladio Chiroy creates the fringed napkins, which feature stripes of light blue, pink and yellow on a background of lavender.

This delightful set of six napkins is woven from cotton on a traditional pedal loom. Guatemalan artisan Eladio Chiroy creates the fringed napkins, which feature stripes of yellow and amethyst on a background of soft robin's egg blue.

This delightful shawl takes a modern twist on a traditional accessory that is perfect for all seasons. Artisan Arnab Roy of India creates the colorful shawl from white linen, hand-painted in a beautiful array of soothing shades of pastel blue and green. Neat cotton tassels decorate all sides of the beautifully draping shawl.

In pink and grey, nylon cord is used to hand-macrame seven bracelets with a bohemian style. Promoting rural artisans in Guatemala, Wakami presents this set of bracelets, each of which features a unique design. Some close with metal buttons and others feature adjustable sliding knots. According to Wakami, these bracelets represent the history of Guatemala; the creation of the sun, the stars, water, air, plants, animals, as well as children are each signified by a different bracelet.

Pastel shades of blue, green and grey color this scarf with timeless elegance. Different teams of artisans within K'amolon K'i K'ojonel are involved in the creation of this rayon made from bamboo fiber scarf, from those who dye the yarn, to those who spin it, to those who weave it on a backstrap loom. And everyone is working from home, keeping a millenary textile tradition alive.

Since the threads are dyed by the women, please expect slight differences in the color tone and arrangement.