Skip to content

Your Basket (0)

View basket

Your basket is empty

Continue shopping
Ruth & Naomi

Ruth & Naomi

Chontola, Guatemala
The weaving cooperative Ruth and Naomi is located in Chontola, near Chichicastenango. The project emerged out of the terror and desperation of Guatemala’s civil war. With the help of a local Methodist pastor and his wife, some widows banded together to support their families through sales of the community’s traditional woven crafts. Of the initial group of 18 women, all had lost husbands, fathers, or both to the government’s “scorched earth” policy of the 1980s. The name was chosen because it spoke of two widows from the Bible who were without resources, but who worked and survived.Scholarships make it possible for teens to complete high school in Chichicastenango while living in the project compound. Some have gone on to complete university degrees. The project has also started a health and nutrition center. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Ruth and Naomi since 1993.

Ruth & Naomi

Filters

  • Cotton Oven Mitt

    SKU: 8810040
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Keep your hand safe while removing something delicious from the oven with the Cotton Oven Mitt. This oven mitt is handcrafted from recycled cotton ...

    View full details
    Original price MSRP $8.00
    Original price $8.00 - Original price $8.00
    Original price $8.00
    $7.00 - $7.00
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Cotton Microwave Pouch

    SKU: 8810030
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Wrap up a potato in the Cotton Microwave Pouch from Guatemala for a quick and easy snack. This pouch is handcrafted from recycled cotton skirt fabr...

    View full details
    Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99
    Original price
    $19.99 - $19.99
    Current price
  • Striped Puppy Backpack

    SKU: 8810000
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Whether they are carrying art supplies, toys, or freshly sharpened pencils for their first day of school, the Striped Puppy Backpack is ready to le...

    View full details
    Original price $14.88 - Original price $14.88
    Original price
    $14.88 - $14.88
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Recycled Huipil Pouch

    SKU: 8810450
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    In the Guatemalan highlands, women still wear traditional Mayan dress. Blouses, called huipils, are woven on a backstrap loom. The distinctive patt...

    View full details
    Original price $12.69 - Original price $12.69
    Original price
    $12.69 - $12.69
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Todos los Santos Bag

    SKU: 8810440
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    In the Guatemalan highlands, women still wear traditional Mayan dress. Blouses, called huipils, are woven on a backstrap loom. The distinctive patt...

    View full details
    Original price $34.56 - Original price $34.56
    Original price
    $34.56 - $34.56
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Heads or Tails Dog Pillow

    SKU: 8810430
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    The Heads or Tails Dog Pillow is handcrafted from recycled cotton skirt fabric by artisans working with our fair trade partner Ruth and Naomi in Gu...

    View full details
    Original price $39.99 - Original price $39.99
    Original price
    $39.99 - $39.99
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Heads or Tails Cat Pillow

    SKU: 8810420
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Pillow cat face/tail upcycled skirt 16sq navy/crm

    Original price $39.99 - Original price $39.99
    Original price
    $39.99 - $39.99
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Coffee & Cotton Coin Purse

    SKU: 8810390
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Keep your coins together in the Coffee and Cotton Coin Purse and never waste time rooting around the bottom of your bag to find a quarter again! Tr...

    View full details
    Original price $4.38 - Original price $4.38
    Original price
    $4.38 - $4.38
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Crunchy Critter Dog Toy

    SKU: 8810380
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Slip a plastic water bottle (cap removed) into the Crunchy Critter Dog Toy and give your pup hours of chewing enjoyment. Made from upcycled traditi...

    View full details
    Original price $20.99 - Original price $20.99
    Original price
    $20.99 - $20.99
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Chichicastenango Huipil Purse

    SKU: 8810410
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    In the Guatemalan highlands, women still wear traditional Mayan dress. Blouses, called huipils, are woven on a backstrap loom. The distinctive pat...

    View full details
    Original price $12.69 - Original price $12.69
    Original price
    $12.69 - $12.69
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Friendly Fox Rice Pillow

    SKU: 8810330
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    This friendly fox can help you unwind after a long day. Traditional hand-woven skirt fabric, still worn in the Guatemalan highlands, is repurposed...

    View full details
    Original price $29.99 - Original price $29.99
    Original price
    $29.99 - $29.99
    Current price
  • Sweetly Stitched Headband

    SKU: 8810310
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Original price $9.00 - Original price $9.00
    Original price
    $9.00 - $9.00
    Current price
    Sold out
  • Cuerina & Cloth Bag

    SKU: 8810300
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Cotton woven on a traditional backstrap loom yields an authentic pattern that has come to represent the richness of Guatemalan culture. This is the...

    View full details
    Original price $39.99 - Original price $39.99
    Original price
    $39.99 - $39.99
    Current price
  • Warm Heart Hand Warmers

    SKU: 8810220
    Handcrafted in Guatemala

    Villagers in Guatemala lovingly weave lengths of cloth on traditional looms. Filled with natural rice, heat your warmers in a microwave for 45 sec...

    View full details
    Original price MSRP $15.74
    Original price $15.74 - Original price $15.74
    Original price $15.74
    $8.75 - $8.75
    Current price