Black Cat Brooch

Description

Glass bead exterior
Plastic filling
Spot clean
Handmade and Fairly Traded
Made by a womens co-operative in a small village on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala
Women work in groups of five or so to produce designs
Glass beads picked up on needles with thumb and index finger
Beaders must memorize hundreds of steps for each figure
Each design is woven or sculpted separately