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Wool shoulder bag, 'Green Olive' | 
 enlarge | Brand: NOVICA
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $34.95 (On sale from $59.95)
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 1 x 13 x 14
ASIN: B0009FVOP6
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | Handmade by Alberto Ruiz | | • | Ships from Mexico within 7 days | | • | Dry clean or hand wash | | • | Hang dry | | • | Wash in cold water |
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Product Description
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Natural dyes on virgin wool result in beautiful shades of olive green. Working on the handloom, Alberto Ruiz Garcia creates the fabric that becomes a versatile shoulder bag, or morral. In Mexico, these totes are used by men and women. Because each bag is individually woven, measurements could vary + - 5 cm. Artisan Info: "Hola! My name is Alberto Ruiz Garcia and I'm from a town in Oaxaca dedicated to weaving. I am the fourth generation of my family to practice this craft. I remember as a child I watched my father working on the loom while my mother and grandmother carded and dyed the wool so that the men could weave it. "First the sheep are sheared, and this is done twice a year. We pick out any twigs and burrs and wash the fleece. Then we card it with two large wire brushes so that it is soft and can be worked on a wooden spinning wheel. We wash it with amole, a plant that grows in the sierra. It releases a lot of foam, and in this way the wool doesn't lose its purity. If we washed it with commercial soaps, the wool would lose its shine and wouldn't absorb the natural dyes as well. This removes the impurities and natural grease. We then spin it and dye it with tints from the cochineal insect, pomegranate peel, bark from the huajal tree that thrives here, as well as oak and
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