Fair Trade Ikat Cushions

These Ikat cushions are naturally dyed and hand woven by a women’s weaving co-op in San Juan, Guatemala. 

Irma, pictured below, does the dyeing process which produces the design and then lays the cotton out ready for weaving. Other women in the co-op finish the weaving and then hand the textiles to Lucia who sews the cushions with an overlocker I purchased for her. 

All these women receive fair pay for their work. I started paying more for the ikat fabric when I discovered Irma had undervalued their time. And Lucia my sewing girl receives double the going rate for her work.

Purchasing these cushions helps provide income security for a number of women in a poverty stricken country. 

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For enquiries and pre-orders, please email willow at
willow@lamourartisans.com