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Our shawls are made by families of artisans in Colombia. When we say they are 100% hand knotted (macrame), they are. It takes approximately three days for a shawl to be made. Only a heavy object is used on each end to keep the shawl in place as the artisans do their work.

Typically, husbands, wives and other family members are involved in the process and they usually work in their homes. We hope you enjoy your shawl and appreciate the workmanship of your piece.

Boyaca, a state in Columbia , is well known for a tradition of excellent artistic workmanship. This region was inhabited by the Muisca, an important pre-Hispanic culture recognized by their hand knotted textile ability, before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. In modern times, men and women of this region are knotting by hand (macramé) beautiful shawls and scarves using silk ribbon (galon de seda).

The size of the macramé shawls may vary slightly from one to the other but they are overall between 60”-65” length x 28” width x 17 ½” fringe. The shawls are triangular in shape.

To make the shawls different threads are knotted intermingling creating amazing artistic designs. As you can imagine if you know macrame, many hours of labor are involved to create each beautiful shawl

Ancient civilizations that used to inhabit the Nilo and Egeo, as well as Peru used this technique to make fish nets. It is believed that the macramé technique (modern art of decorating with knots) originated in the 13th century with the Arabian weavers. The art of macramé was taken to Spain with the conquest by the Moorish who dominated Spain for many centuries; from there it spread to the rest of Europe and then to the Americas with the Spanish discovery of the Americas.