You no longer have to worry about your tablecloths or your table every time it’s time to have dinner with these trivets for hot pans. They are hand-woven with palm leaf which makes them durable and super heat resistant. In addition to saving tablecloths as their name suggests, you can use them at Holiday parties for plates with tapas or appetizers and fill the party with color. You can also hang them on the wall as a super original decoration!
The trivets for hot pans are handmade with palm leaves, a natural fiber used by Mexican artisans to create all kinds of products, from baskets, bags and ornaments, to bread baskets, hats and these pretty little boxes. The process of making this craft is truly an art; you start by moistening the palm leaf, then cut the edges to leave the narrow leaf and start weaving. The natural palm leaf can be used or dyed with natural pigments to create a combination of special colors for each taste.
Products made with palm leaf, such as these trivets for hot pans, are perfect to give as a gift; they are also truly sustainable and ecological products, as artisans use all parts of the leaf for elaboration or decoration. To take care of your palm leaf products it is only necessary to clean them with a damp cloth; also, because of the type of fibre that is the palm leaf it is normal that the colours loses intensity, so we recommend that you do not expose them to direct sunlight to prevent them from losing their colour more quickly.
La casa de las canastas
The house of the Baskets has more than 60 years dedicated to the production of all kinds of products made with palm leaf. From tortilleros, baskets and bags, to coasters, pot holders and decorative elements fill the shelves of the workshop that also serves as a store. David is in charge of the family business and although he knows that there is a lot of competition from similar products made in an industrial way and not in a handcrafted way, he does not lose hope that more people will give value to the handcrafted work they do. This is why by buying the products of La Casa de las Canastas you are supporting Mexican artisan families who still preserve the traditional technique of weaving with palm leaves and who to this day live off its production and sale.
