Ixcaco Rebozo 4

//This is a One-of-a-Kind artwork listed on our Artisan Direct section, brought to you straight from the weavers.// Organic local cotton in natural white and heirloom brown variety "ixcaco" are handspun and handwoven on a backstrap loom to make this luscious wrap that is sure to keep you cozy and warm. If you know natural dyes, you know that such a vibrant red is difficult to achieve on cotton. Doña Marta has perfected this technique by dyeing ixcaco base with cochineal. What a luxury to use one of the most treasured and costly of dyes over an already-beautiful brown base! This is a wide piece with soft, thick handspun ixcaco cotton for the majority of the warp. The weft is also handspun, with white cotton dyed in natural indigo grown and processed by the master's spinner's family.  The brown is the heirloom "ixcaco" (pronounced <ishkako>). This beautiful variety naturally yields less bolls than its white counterpart, and the fibers are also shorter. These factors make ixcaco a l