Langtang Hand-woven Guitar Strap

The weave is the same one the women of Thulo Syabru have used for blankets, sashes, and shoulder bags for generations — a tight, low warp on a small backstrap loom, worked in the afternoon sun while the children play nearby. We have only changed two things: the length, so it fits across a shoulder over a guitar, and the ends, where the soft cotton is sewn into a panel of full-grain leather with a steel pin and an adjustable buckle.Each strap takes the better part of a day to weave and another half-day to finish. The geometric pattern — a stepped meander threading through bands of bright colour — comes from the older textiles of the valley; you will see the same motif on the borders of a wedding blanket or a festival sash. Available in six colourways; made to order so the weave is fresh when it reaches you.