Product Description

The Huipil dress Ofelia light brown made from a three-panel backstrap loom in the Tzotzil community of San Andres Larrainzar by Ofelia and her family. In Chiapas they call it bata instead of huipil, however there is no difference in the elaboration process.

The difference is in the figures that they embroider, since each community represents their way of seeing the world, the nature that surrounds them, such as animals, plants or their ecosystem or the geographical features that exist around them.

This piece is made with natural dyes. It has pink and light green brocades on the chest and back, sleeves and bottom of the dress.

Each piece is unrepeatable so it has its own peculiarities of its manual manufacture, these small imperfections should not be seen as flaws but as part of its unique character.

The Elaboration of the Huipil dress Ofelia light brown takes around time 4 weeks.

*Price do not include any accessories

Material

100% cotton

Measures

92 cm length
62 cm width

Care Instructions

Hand wash in cold water with mild soap and dry in the shade

Additional Info

Length measurements are taken from shoulder to hem.
Width measurements are taken from one side at bust level.

Artisan

Ofelia, Larrainzar, Chiapas

Huipiles, blouses and capes in backstrap loom

Ofelia has been embroidering for 20 years and belongs to a collective of 10 people. Most of the artisans have learned the work since they were little girls, they learned by playing with their mother's leftover threads.

Ofelia says that she used leftover thread from her mother´s orders , to assemble a small loom for her. This is how essentially she got into it. You can sense her passion for embroidery when she talks about this story.

Her mother is a woman with an extraordinary energy, active in every way. They both are very hard working women who open the doors of their home without hesitation.

I was delighted to meet them and to see the love and commitment they put into their work.