Pareo - Handmade cotton scarf - Beach towel - TUMI. TUMI cotton pareo with tribal patterns. The designs decorating the pareo are made with handcrafted wooden stamps. A typical and traditional Indian craft for your ideal summer pareo. This is also a versatile, adaptable and easy-to-wear 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 the entire surface.
Moreover, 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 a
- skirt-style swimsuit cover-up
- dress-style swimsuit cover-up
- tube dress-style swimsuit cover-up
- one-shoulder dress
- beach towel
- wall hanging (ethnic decoration)
- summer and/or winter scarf
- all-purpose cover
- summer baby wrap
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Block print: a handmade craft repeated by hand
Every pareo and every scarf is created through a traditional process where the motif is transferred onto the fabric using hand-carved and hand-imprinted 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 work surface: a simple base, ready to receive colour, rhythm, and repetition.

The block is then hand-printed, one step at a time. The continuity of the pattern comes from the artisan's eye and experience.

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