Vintage Guatemalan Jaspe Ikat Cotton Textile, 5.5" Yards Long

Description

Offered is a vintage handwoven cotton textile from Guatemala. The process is known as Jaspe, and it is traditional cloth … more Offered is a vintage handwoven cotton textile from Guatemala. The process is known as Jaspe, and it is traditional cloth of Maya tribes in Central America, where colorful resist-dye threads are painted and their design emerges as they are woven on a loom, which produces patterns in the warp, weft, or both, and is somewhat similar to Ikat made in other parts of the world such as South Asia and Africa. This piece is very soft and thick, perfect to make pillows, a coverlet for a bed, a table cloth, summer dresses, robes, scarves, to upholster chair seats, as a trim for sheets, napkins, or even quilting projects - the possibilities are endless.

Measures 5.5" yards/198" by 32" wide - the sides have been seamed, actual fabric is a few inches wider. less