Purepecha Rebozo Shawl with Silk Fringe — Backstrap Loom Woven Cotton, Michoacán Mexico Earrings_for_gift

Purepecha Rebozo Shawl with Silk Fringe — Backstrap Loom Woven Cotton, Michoacán Mexico Earrings_for_giftThirty days of weaving. Five hundred years of knowing how. This Purepecha rebozo from Michoacn takes approximately one month to make not as a marketing claim, but as a simple fact of the telar de cintura, the backstrap loom that has produced this textile for generations. The artisan who made it is known for her color combinations: the way she selects and sequences hues is what makes each piece feel composed rather than manufactured. At each end, she

passed from silversmith to silversmith

Polish silver gently with a soft cloth

Her work is held in private and institutional collections across the Southwest

9 grams (0

State of Mexico

or anyone who loves the sea

never written down

5 inches long and 2

As a wrap on a cool evening

this is the kind of bracelet that gets noticed and asked about everywhere you go

Technique: Traditional Tewa / Santo Domingo heishi inlay

Technique: Hand-formed and hand-finished silverwork