Kaftan No.169 Three panel ‘Supermini’ kaftan in white with pink and olive design for both mother and daughter

for both mother and daughter

The technique of using a backstrap loom consists of securing an end of the loom to a tree or post and the other end to the waist of the weaver

due to the way they are meticulously hand-crafted

Each piece is finished with red hand stitched thread

Featuring soft green and pink stripes with sublime zig zag detailing on the shoulders and candy coloured motifs

Kaftan No.169 Three panel ‘Supermini’ kaftan in white with pink and olive design for both mother and daughterA collaboration between weaver, Juana, and her daughters, No. 169 features white and blue striped base with bold red motifs. Pair with a contrast belt and shirt for the city, or chic white sandals for the beach side escape. To create the rich red dye for the yarn, weavers look to Cochineal, a parasitic insect that lives on nopal cactus. It is a very laborious process to cultivate and harvest cochineal for use in dyeing. While some weavers have a small