Mungo Itawuli Hand Towel ~ Atlantic Blue
Mungo Itawuli Hand Towel ~ Atlantic Blue is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
This stunning, generously-sized 100% pure cotton hand towel features a diamond-shaped weave with repeating stripes that will add texture and tone to your kitchen or bathroom.
The Itawuli takes its name from the isiXhosa word for towel, and has become one of Mungo's most iconic cotton towels, loved for its bold design and versatility.
The striped detail that runs through the middle of the Itawuli hand towel makes reference to traditional woollen Basotho blankets. These blankets were initially woven in England. As the story goes, the 1cm ‘pinstripe’ was woven in to indicate where the fabric was to be cut but a batch with stripes intact made its way to South Africa. The supposed flaw became popular and was incorporated and uplifted in the local design.
The Itawuli hand towel measures 50cm x 90cm and is finished with a hemmed edge.
Designed, woven and made in South Africa.
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 Itawuli Hand Towel ~ Atlantic Blue
