Cotton blanket - Atitlan

Name: Cotton blanket - Atitlan
Brand: Behind the Hill
Price: 440.0 USD
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Our very first design, Atitlan is a versatile, classic throw. Inspired by the nature surrounding Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán, this best-seller is a perfect accent to any space in your home – on the couch, in a nursery, or on your bed.

Please allow 3-4 weeks before shipping.

45" x 78" (130cm x 200cm)

TYPE OF COTTON

Ixcaco cotton, kakhi cotton and wild white cotton dyed with natural indigo
From Guatemala
Hand-harvested, hand-spun, hand-woven

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Handwoven on traditional back strap loom by Mayan Tz'utujil weavers in Guatemala.

CARE

For a lifetime of cozy comfort, wash separately in cold water on the gentle cycle with your usual detergent. Tumble dry low.

MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER

Our Atitlan throw is our very first piece. The one that got me hooked with heirloom colored cottons. This design was created by the weavers and it quickly became a customer's favorite. We are now making this piece in very small batch and is made to order only. It's usually ready 3-4 weeks after the order is placed. It ages beautifully.

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Heirloom cottons from Guatemala

In Guatemala, cotton grows in five rich colors: white, beige, brown, green and pink. Most cotton growers are located on the Pacific Coast of the country, where cotton usually grows amonst coffee trees.

Heirloom colored cottons have been used for centuries by Mayan people, mostly to embelish their traditionnal textiles (huipiles and tzutes).

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HANDWOVEN BY MASTER WEAVERS, USING REGENERATIVE COLORED-COTTON

Indigenous farmers off the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Guatemala practice regenerative agriculture, and grow cotton the same way their ancestors did. Heirloom colored-cotton usually grows in small crops of corn and coffee, it doesn’t require additional water or pesticides. These ancestral fibers are resilient and 100% rain-fed and therefore have zero impact on the environment. It is hand-harvested, hand-spun and hand-woven. Colors may vary from a harvest to another, and products may show nuances because no two cotton bolls are the exact same tone.

Craftsmanship

After being harvested, the cotton is cleaned by hand: the seeds kept aside for the next seeding and the impurities are removed from the cotton bolls.

Then, the cotton is hand-spun into threads which is the most time consuming step: this process only can take up to two weeks and is made without the help any machinery.

Finally, the traditionnal backstrap looms are getting ready, and the weavers can start working on the final piece.

It takes about 3 weeks from start to finish to create just one of our cotton blankets.

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