Boutique Vestine Green Woven Bowl- Assorted Sizes

Named after its maker expert weaver Vestine, Boutique Vestine Green Woven Bowls were inspired by a fabric Vestine found. It is a challenge for most weavers to take an established pattern and weave it with perfect balance and excellence in every stitch, but Vestine has a gift. In this new bowl, she shares her gift with all of us.

Vestine can help her family in many ways with her weaving income: buying clothes for herself and her siblings, food for the family, and paying for national health insurance, to name a few. She also is saving through several savings groups and at the bank. Vestine’s dream is to set aside enough capital from weaving to start a small business selling in the city market.

All of these woven bowls are created from dyed natural sisal fibers woven over a core of forest grasses. The weavers begin in the middle of the bowl, carefully threading the sisal around and around to create this beautiful design. The tea color is created when the naturally-white sisal fibers are steeped in Rwandan-grown tea leaves!

The Handcrafted Details:

• Each woven bowl has a loop on the back for hanging- the family set looks stunning when displayed on a wall.
• Each woven bowl comes with a tag containing a bit of information about the artisan group that made it.
• Our hand woven bowls are crafted from natural sisal fibers threaded over a core of locally-gathered forest grasses.
• Artisans work 1-2 days to weave a small bowl and  2-3 days to weave a medium bowl.
• Dimensions:  small bowl 7″ medium bowl 12″ d.
• Care: Wipe with a dry cloth.

About Azizi Life:

Azizi Life is a fair trade organization which partners with Rwandan artisans to bring beautifully designed, hand crafted goods to the world. As a not-for-profit organization, Azizi Life is dedicated to the wellbeing of our artisan partners and their families. In addition to opening economic opportunity through fair trade, Azizi Life invests in a range of community impact projects. Our Rwandan-led team facilitates adult literacy classes and offers other practical resources for personal, spiritual, and economic growth.