Tarahumara Corn Towels

You don’t have to choose between good-looking and absorbent when it comes to these towels. Their colorful stripes complement their spongy texture stripes.

Corn is an important staple for the indigenous Tarahumara people of Chihuahua, Mexico. They grow all of their own food and live completely off the grid. Learning about the Tarahumara people and the many uses for the colorful flint corn that they grow for tortillas, tamales, and piñole inspired the brilliant colors of these towels. Flint corn is fascinating, with colors ranging from white, yellow, red, orange, and gold to blue. It’s amazing to think that something so beautiful could come from one seed. Jodi chose Caterpillar Cotton for its beautiful crimped, spiral-plied texture, and she used a simple pick-up sequence to add even more texture and interest to the towels.

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