Pareo - Handmade cotton scarf - Beach towel - MOOI. MOOI cotton pareo with tribal patterns. The designs that decorate the pareo are made with handcrafted wooden stamps. A typical and traditional Indian process for the ideal pareo for your summer. This is also a multi-purpose, adaptable and easily wearable accessory.
The stamping of the patterns, as well as the production of the wooden stamp, are entirely handmade. Furthermore, for multicoloured motifs, the printing process is done once for each colour: this means that for a 3-colour motif, the fabric is printed 3 times over its entire surface.
In addition, this cotton pareo with tribal patterns can also be used as a sarong, which is a large piece of cotton draped around the waist and worn as a skirt by men and women in many parts of Asia.
The fabric is often dyed with bright natural colours, or printed not only with complex motifs depicting animals or plants but also checks and finally with various geometries and patterns.
This type of pareo is ideal to wear as
- swimsuit cover-up as a skirt
- swimsuit cover-up as a dress
- swimsuit cover-up as a tube dress
- one-shoulder dress
- beach towel
- wall hanging (ethnic decoration)
- summer and/or winter scarf
- all-purpose cover
- summer baby sling
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Block printing: a handcrafted gesture repeated by hand
Each pareo and scarf is created through a traditional process in which the motif is transferred to the fabric with hand-carved and manually impressed wooden blocks.

The process begins with the preparation of the tools and carved blocks, each designed to leave a part of the design on the fabric.

The fabric is prepared and laid out on the workbench: a simple base, ready to welcome colour, rhythm and repetition.

The block is then hand-impressed, one step after another. The continuity of the motif comes from the artisan's eye and experience.

Finally, the fabrics are inspected, dried and prepared. Small variations are not defects: they speak to the authentic character of manual craftsmanship.