Product Description
Glass bead snowflake ornament Glass bead exterior; plastic filling Spot clean Handmade and Fairly Trade. Made by a women's co-operative in; a small village on the shores of Lake; Atitlan; in Guatemala. The women; work in groups of five or so to produce these designs. The glass; beads are placed in a multicolored pile upon a flat surface in front of; each woman, and are picked up on needles held between each woman's; thumb and index finger in a process so quick and precise that it seems like; sleight of hand. As beads accrue, the sculpture emerges.; Beaders; must learn to weave or sculpt each new design separately, and to achieve; the uniformity necessary they must memorize hundreds of steps for each; figure.
Made in Guatemala
