small table runner

Evoking the style of traditional clothing worn in Tactic, this Guatemalan table runner is handwoven from cotton on a traditional telar de cintura, or backstrap loom. Miriam and Debora design the runner, displaying openwork and animal patterns in a solid eggshell hue. Hand-knotted lacework accentuates the runner around the edges.

Though traditional in design, this stunning table runner has a color scheme that lends itself to contemporary home decor as well. Mario Chavez in Mexico crafts the runner on a pedal loom, working with wool that is spun by hand and dyed with natural pigments. The black and ecru flat-weave runner features knotted fringe at both ends. Teotitlán del Valle is a small village in the state of Oaxaca; the name Teotitlán come from the Nahuatl language and means "land of the gods".