Handmade Egyptian Cotton Table Runner - 60 * 18 Inch - Hand Embroidery - Blue

This product was produced in Akhmim, a small village in the south of Egypt, specialized in the hand weaving, reflecting the Egyptian heritage.
Egyptian cotton of Akhmim is well known for its high quality and weaving delicacy. It is 100% handmade Egyptian cotton.

Features:

• Handmade Product.
• Material : Cotton
• Color : Blue
• Product Dimensions :
• Length(inch) : 60
• Width(inch) : 18

• Product Weight(Lb.) : 0.80

Description:

Akhmim city is a historical city located in Sohag governorate (south of Egypt). Since Pharaohs days, it has been known for its superiority of textile weaving products using shuttle looms techniques. Akhmim’s textile is well known for its creative weaving techniques using loom. The weavers of Akhmim are still producing many different traditional Egyptian products by hand. They use big wooden looms that have up to 4 people operate together!

 Women produce scarfs, shawls, towels, bed covers, bed sheets, blankets, tablecloth and table runners using cotton, linen, silk and wool as raw materials. Egyptian cotton of Akhmim is well known for its high quality and weaving delicacy.

The town of Akhmim has maintained a long and proud tradition of experienced textile weaving. You can trace its first products back to the Pharaohs who used to rule the ancient civilization of Thebes. Unfortunately, the weavers have been hard-hit in recent decades as the proliferation of machines and their mass-production capabilities made it nearly impossible for these artisans to compete in the textile market. Thus, the main goal of us is to protect the area's traditional hand-weaving methods, while guaranteeing the community a steady income-generating source.

Our Promise:

Each of the handmade products is a unique and a one of a kind. You never get two handmade items that are the same, which makes each item a special object. Crafty hands are behind each object fabrication process, from the design sketches until the wrapping and shipping.

You are not just buying an item; you are buying a piece of the artist. You are supporting the love, sweat, tears, future, family, confidence, mind, body and soul of that person. It creates an amazing relationship between two persons, the artist and the buyer. You are not just a customer; you are a supporter, a fan, a collector of art.

Buying handmade shows our children that not everything in this world needs to be mass-produced. It teaches them to love and appreciate the uniqueness and the imperfection. It also inspires them to do their own creations as well.