Strawberry blue

Size without handle: 20x25cm; 8x10in

Length with handle: 46cm; 18in

Weaver: Leonor Lazo González for the handle. Main body, unknown. 

Designer and seamstress: Magalí Capdevilla 

Price: $2000MXN

 

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Bèé (cochineal) for pink and Xiuquilitl (indigo) for blue. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and wool rayon blend for warp. Upcycled shirt for lining. 




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