Turquoise, red and gold striped loomed glass bead bracelet with a double-tab closure, handmade in Colombia, shown on a sand background

Turquoise, Red and Gold Loomed Bead Bracelet with Double-Tab Closure

Name: Turquoise, Red and Gold Loomed Bead Bracelet with Double-Tab Closure
Brand: Zavaire
SKU: M-DTB
Price: 25.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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A wide band of loomed glass beads runs in tight vertical stripes of turquoise, red and warm gold, closing at a gold-tone double-tab clasp bound with silver-tone cord.

Material: Glass beads, waxed cord, metal
Color: Turquoise, red, gold
Width: 0.75 in
Closure: Gold-tone double tab, adjustable
Origin: Colombia
Tab: 1 x 1.25 in

The band is dense and structured enough to sit flat around the wrist, with the gold-tone tabs sitting to one side as a second focal point. Stack it against slim metal bangles or wear it alone, where the color does the work.

Details

Hand-loomed band
Striped bead pattern
Double tab closure
Adjustable fit

Because each band is hand-loomed, bead placement, color balance and cord tension vary slightly from one piece to the next.

The Story

The band is loomed row by row on waxed cord, with each row of glass beads packed tight against the last to keep the vertical stripes crisp. The palette — turquoise, red and gold-amber — sits close to the blue, red and yellow of Colombia's flag.

The closure is a second, smaller composition: two gold-tone metal tabs bound together with wrapped silver-tone cord, echoing the striped band in miniature. Pairing a loomed band with a contrasting metal closure lets several small techniques meet in one piece.

This bracelet was made through a fair-trade program that trains rural Colombian women in beadweaving as a paid, at-home trade. A single band can take a trained maker a good part of a day to finish.

Craft & Care