Tejate Cotton Table Runner

Our Tejate Table runner takes its name from a tradtional drink that is found in markets in the central valley of Oaxaca. The tejateras cover their bowls with a white napkin with three red stripes, which run the lenght of the fabric, a beautiful and subtle sign of what lies below in the bowl.

The pedal loom was an colonial introduction, and it was adpoted in many places as an alternative to the back strap loom that was the standard cloth making technique in the pre-hispanic world. The looms are wooden, and usually made by the weavers themselves, and alow for wider cloths to be woven than the back strap counterparts. A very skill based and demanding craft, it can create a number of amazing patterns in cotton, wool, silk and a endless amount of other fibres. Just magic.

Dimensions
11 3/4" W x 98 1/2"

Care
Machine Wash Separately. Do not use bleach.

Made in Oaxaca
The pedal loom was a Colonial introduction that was adopted throughout Mexico as an alternative to the backstrap loom, the standard cloth making technique in the pre-hispanic world. The looms are wooden, and usually made by the weavers themselves, and allow for wider cloths to be woven than their backstrap counterparts. A very skill based and demanding craft, that creates amazing patterns in cotton, wool, silk and a endless amount of other fibres. Just magic.