Riviera Maya Tote Bag

Partnering with Artesanias Nichim of Mexico, a 50-year-old family business, these gorgeous, colorful clutch bags are handmade with love and creative vision using embroidery techniques that have been handed down through generations. These embroidered clutch bags are made on a backstrap loom with a by-hand cross-stitch technique. Hand embroidery is skillful, detailed labor of love and to that point, Artesanias Nichim says even a very small order can frequently take up to 20 days to produce with each product a truly unique creation.

Like the embroidered face masks of the region, embroiderers show their world through their fabrics and embroidery; each color and image has its own meaning. For example, you may find traditional images in your embroidery such as flowers and plants like the ceiba trees which are considered the tree of life for the Mayan