SAN BLAS Multicolor Hammock Chair 2B

Original Four-Thread Mesh from Yucatan.

The 4-thread mesh (where from one turn or stitch to another, 4 threads cross) is the best weaving for hammocks or hammock-chairs made of netting. Mexico is the place in the world where this mesh was invented. It was several centuries ago with the Mayans who used the fiber of the "Henequen" cactus, a kind of sisal twine. Nowadays, cotton has replaced sisal. Aside from the stretchiness of this mesh, its special feature is that, at the spot where you sit, where most of the weight rests, even after 10 years, the mesh will be as tight as on the first day. Unlike the two-thread mesh (more common) which ends up loosening, and loosening, and loosening.....

To this day, no machine has been designed to reproduce this 4-thread mesh. Maybe one day it will be the case, but the exceptional cost of developing the first machine (a few Italian, German, or French engineers would work for many months on the project) will deter many Mexican investors, as the hammock market is not very large. For now, it is still a hammock entirely handmade in the households of the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, and Chiapas. But the young people no longer want to make hammocks; the weavers are elderly. One day there will have to be a machine...!

The artisans' pleasure is to create different models each time by mixing colors according to their moods. By nature rather cheerful and jovial, Mexicans tend to assemble colors in bright and warm tones! There are foreign buyers who impose colors on the artisans. What a pity for the Mexicans to have to tirelessly weave the same model. These are companies that need standard products for their websites. At Tropical Influences, we respect Mexican tradition and do not impose colors (except and only for the ecru model which you are so fond of). As a result, we spend a lot of time taking photos of unique models. Like this one which, once sold, will immediately disappear from the site.

From time to time, our customers comment: "you offer exceptional products but you don’t showcase them enough." The reality is that we take so many photos of unique pieces that we cannot spend much time finding many locations and situations for our products. If only we could hire a full-time photographer!!!