Mungo Tawulo Hand Towel ~ Storm
Mungo Tawulo Hand Towel ~ Storm is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
This stunning, generously-sized pure cotton hand towel features a chevron weave and will add texture and tone to your kitchen or bathroom. One of the unique characteristics of the Tawulo design is that no two are exactly the same, due to the random rolling of the weft on the loom.
The Tawulo hand towel measures 50cm x 90cm, is finished with a hemmed edge and hook for ease of hanging.
Designed, woven and made in South Africa.
The inspiration behind the Tawulo design comes from the historical weavers in West Africa. Traditionally coloured yarns were obtained by extracting natural dyes from plants, which was limited to what grew in their region. When traders began to come to Africa from all over the world they brought exotically coloured fabrics with them. These fabrics were unravelled and the yarns re-woven in combination with local yarns to create a hybrid of pattern and colour.
Producer
Producer
In 1998, Master Weaver Stuart Holding acquired two restored antique looms. He used these looms to weave limited runs of beautiful homeware textiles from what he called his ‘working weaving museum’, an old barn in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, where passersby could watch him work and sold the textiles in his wife’s shop.
Soon demand outstripped supply and Mungo expanded production to a mill housed in an old dairy building a few kilometres away. Their one-man team has increased to a family of over 100, and although Mungo is growing, their foundational values remain the same – to produce beautifully designed homeware textiles, woven with care for the community and the environment.
In 2017 the Mungo team fulfilled a long-held dream; to build a new mill on the grounds of Old Nick Village, near Stuart’s original barn. The Mungo Mill is a testament to their philosophy of transparency in the production process, with the entire mill open to the public. And those two old looms? they are still going strong!
In 2020 Mungo became Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified. They are now South Africa’s first GOTS-certified textile weaving mill. Mungo defies the status quo and endeavours to help shape and uphold the standards of sustainable production in a non-industrial environment. They challenge the idea that value is a product of price and don’t compromise on production methods or the cost of raw materials when it comes to producing quality textiles that are constructed to stand the test of time.
Mungo Tawulo Hand Towel ~ Storm
