Punch needle Pillow cover - STAR BLACK GRAY Cat beaded coin purse The first looms to weave

The first looms to weave this coarse wool were built in the 1850s

and in doing so feels timeless

and dry flat

Six single strands of creamy white beads interspersed with gold accent beads on a waxed cotton cord with a slider knot

Dimensions in inches: 7" x 5”

Punch needle Pillow cover - STAR BLACK GRAY Cat beaded coin purse The first looms to weavePunch needle pillows: These are perennially among the best perfoming products in our catalog. We discovered punch needle embroidery when performing a diagnostic visit to villages in the remote San Marcos region between the Tacan and Tajumulco volcanoes. Unlike most Guatemalan indigenous groups, the women there had no particular expertise in any craft. However, we discovered children in one village learning in grade school how to embroider pillow