NACAWE ÁGUILA VEST
$52.00 USD – Sold Out
Nacawe Águila is a handwoven fair trade vest made with natural palo de águila plant dye. Open from the sides and in front.
An excellent cape to use in both warm and chilly weather.
About the Dye:
Palo de Águila - Alnus Acuminata- is a native tree to Mexico and the bark used in dyeing is collected around our home forest. It is such a noble endemic tree to the Sierra Sur; if a branch or trunk is broken it grows up a new very fast, the leafs restore degraded soil and it has medicinal properties as well. The bark is characterized with antibacterial and antifungal properties.
· natural dyes
· MADE IN OAXACA, MEXICO ·
COMMUNITY ·NATURAL· CREATIONS
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Measures Approximately:
Length shoulder-tail: 60 cm + fringes 8 cm each / 23.6 inches
Width: 32 cm each side/ 12.6 inches
Open front and sleeves.
Washing instruction:
- Wash Separately
- Hand wash/ Delicate Wash
- Water 30 ºC
- Mild Liquid Soap
- Dry in Shade, Hang Dry
- Iron Damp On Low
- No Bleach, No Tumble Dryer
- Keep natural dyed products out of direct sunlight. When drying outside please dry in a shaded area.
- Please make sure detergent or soap does not come into direct contact with the dyed material. Dissolve in water first.
- Do not use bleach. Some household detergents contain bleach so please check before use.
- Please be careful around acids, most of the dyes can react to acid.
- It is possible some of the dyes will change color when they come in contact with iron or copper while wet.
PLEASE NOTE:
Handwoven apparel are artisan crafted by hand from start to finish and might change slightly in size or color, contain some weavers knots, pulls or other signs about handwork. The color of naturally dyed textiles is not always equal on the whole fabric but can be darker or lighter in some parts, it can also fade when washed. Each thread dyeing and weaving also creates slightly different piece, so each cloth is unique.
