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Lovely subtle tones and handwoven texture to enhance any meal, any time of day. Features solid stripes in soft sand and sage in a variety of widths, with traditional peine ("comb") stripes providing even more visual interest. Hand-twisted fringe. Handwoven on the traditional backstrap loom by Mayan Hands weavers in Sololá. Pairs beautifully with matching placemats and handwoven napkins.

• 100% cotton
• 14" x 72"
• Cold water wash, line dry

Our skilled UPAVIM team put their hearts into crafting the Sea Otter Skillet Handle Holder, adding a delightful touch to your cooking routine. Constructed from 100% cotton, it keeps your hands protected while handling hot skillet handles. Its clever design makes it practical and fashionable at the same time. With charming embroidered details resembling a lovable otter, this pot holder is the perfect addition to your quirky kitchen collection. Whether you're a fan of otters or just appreciate unique and useful items, this Fair Trade friend is sure to make a splash!

By purchasing from UPAVIM, you're not only getting a high-quality and stylish kitchen accessory, but you're also supporting UPAVIM Crafts' mission to empower women and families in marginalized communities in Guatemala. It's a fabulous way to make a positive impact!

• Hot Skillet Handle Cover Size: 6" L and 3" W. Long enough to fit most pot handles. Before buying, check your handle size. Removable handle cover slips easily onto hot frying pan & pot hand grips.
  
• High Heat Resistance: High quality sustainable cotton material; creates insulating layer of protection, keeping you and your family's hands from being burned. DO NOT use holder when coming in contact with open flames. Not intended for use in the oven.
  
• Multiple Uses: Pan handle holders for hot food has strong compatibility, suitable for most pot, cast iron woks, griddles, frying pans, skillets, oven trays, plates, the pot handle covers are general size, fits for most pot handle
  
• Easy to Store and Clean: The pot handle holder can be washed in the washing machine or warm water. Designed with a loop for convenient hanging storage.
  
• Unique Designs Printed: our Skillet Handle Covers are perfect for any event (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Housewarming, etc.) and are designed with UPAVIM's most popular fabrics.

This straight-sided pine needle basket has colorful raffia accents.

• Pine needles with raffia
• Approximately 5.5" W x 2"H

Add a warm and vibrant touch to your table with this handwoven placemat rendered in the rich tones of sunset in the Guatemalan highlands. Woven on a foot loom by our artisan partners in Rabinal. 

• 100% cotton
• 14" wide x 20" long

29-30" long and 0.25" wide

Czech glass beads

Professional beading thread

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 5/8 "high and 1 1/8" wide, with a 2 5/8" drop from the top of the earring wire. 

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. She still has a Fair Trade beading group and a number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads 

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel earring wires

1" long and 1/4" wide, with a 1 1/8" drop from earring wire. 

Our beaded bracelets are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, and durable professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our bracelets close easily with a toggle closure: one end has beaded loops and the other a T-shaped piece that slips into one of the loops, depending on how tight or loose you would like the bracelet to be. All very sturdy! 

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. She still has a Fair Trade beading group and a number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

7 3/8" - 7 3/4" long and 2" wide

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Our beaded bracelets are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, and durable professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our bracelets close easily with a toggle closure: one end has beaded loops and the other a T-shaped piece that slips into one of the loops, depending on how tight or loose you would like the bracelet to be. All very sturdy! 

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. She still has a Fair Trade beading group and a number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

7 3/8" - 7 3/4" long and 2" wide

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Our scarves are gorgeous, comfortable, of the highest quality, and affordable. They drape beautifully. Suitable for wearing as an outdoor winter scarf or indoor ornamental scarf. They are colorfast and the chenille will not rub off onto your clothing.

The process of making a scarf is labor intensive. The 100% bamboo chenille is wound into skeins on a hand-powered machine, then hand-dyed with dyes imported from the US. The yarn is then warped onto a warping board. The scarf is then handwoven on a traditional backstrap loom, a process which often takes a full day of work. The chenille is made from sustainably-grown organic bamboo thread in China.

Product Care
Hand wash in cold water with mild soap such as hair or baby shampoo, lay flat until almost dry, then “fluff up” briefly (three minutes) with a fabric softener sheet in a dryer set on low-heat gentle.

Always use fabric softener and minimize agitation and heat. Agitation will eventually remove the pile from the chenille and the tassels, and tangle the tassels. Heat could shrink your item.

For creases or a too-worn look, freshen up by spritzing with water and drying as above. Or hang in a steamy bathroom.

The fabric has already been washed by hand and dried as above, in Guatemala.

Or you may professionally dry clean your scarf. 

Check out our new and simple Square Cotton Pot Holders! Made from our 100% handwoven patterns, these pot holders will keep your hands safe from hot pans and plates . It can also be used as a trivet to keep your surfaces safe! Complete your collection with our Aprons, Oven Mitts, and Skillet Handle Holders!

Approx 7" L x 7" W

100% Cotton

Does not include loop for hanging

Machine Washable

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 5/8 "high and 1 1/8" wide, with a 2 5/8" drop from the top of the earring wire. 

30" long and 0.25" wide

Czech glass beads

Professional beading thread

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 5/8 "high and 1 1/8" wide, with a 2 5/8" drop from the top of the earring wire. 

Our beaded bracelets are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, and durable professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our bracelets close easily with a toggle closure: one end has beaded loops and the other a T-shaped piece that slips into one of the loops, depending on how tight or loose you would like the bracelet to be. All very sturdy! 

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. She still has a Fair Trade beading group and a number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

7 3/8" - 7 3/4" long and 2" wide

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Our beaded bracelets are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, and durable professional beading thread. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our bracelets close easily with a toggle closure: one end has beaded loops and the other a T-shaped piece that slips into one of the loops, depending on how tight or loose you would like the bracelet to be. All very sturdy! 

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

6 3/4" - 7 3/4" long and 1 1/8" wide

Not appropriate for children under three years of age.

Stash your treasures or keep organized with the lidded Victoria Basket, finely woven with raffia and pine needles gathered in the Guatemalan Highlands. Mayan Hands basket makers in Sololá designed and wove this beautiful and useful basket which features a delicate, intricate stitch.

• Pine needles and raffia
• 6" diameter x 3" high

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 5/8 "high and 1 1/8" wide, with a 2 5/8" drop from the top of the earring wire. 

• Wild grass and pine needles, raffia accents
• 10" diameter

This Wild Grass and Pine Needle Tortilla Basket with Lid is perfect for tortillas, snacks or treasures you want to keep covered. The soft green of the native grass will mellow with time into a golden color. Handmade and fair trade.

• Native grass and pine needle
• 7"W x 2 1/2"H

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 5/8 "high and 1 1/8" wide, with a 2 5/8" drop from the top of the earring wire. 

Our beaded earrings are super-popular! They are handmade by Maya women artisans using the highest quality Czech glass beads and crystals, durable professional beading thread, and stainless steel earring wires. Czech glass beads, when viewed under a microscope, refract light in complicated ways, leading them to be quite vibrant. They are durable, colorfast, and smooth.

Our stainless steel earring wires are nickel-free and considered hypo-allergenic for the vast majority of people.

Beading in Guatemala expanded greatly after a beading artist came from California several decades ago and started a beading group in Santiago Atitlán, training the women to make high quality beaded items. A number of the women who worked with her have started their own groups. Now there is so much beading done in Guatemala that there are bead importers and wholesalers in Guatemala City.

Earrings are shipped in a gift box.

Czech glass beads and crystals

Durable professional beading thread

Stainless steel wire

Coated copper wire

The design is 1 1/2 "high and 15/16" wide, with a 2 3/8" drop from the top of the earring wire.