{"product_id":"the-flamingo-basket-hand-embroidered-moroccan-straw-tote","title":"The Flamingo Basket — Hand-Embroidered Moroccan Straw Tote","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo flamingos, facing each other across the front of the basket, and they are by some distance the most complicated thing anyone in our workshop embroiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCount what's in one bird. A body worked in dense satin stitch in fluorescent pink, laid so tightly you can't see the palm underneath. A white head. A black beak with a darker tip. A single black stitch for an eye, which is the detail that gives the whole thing its expression. A white wing marking worked back over the pink. And then the legs — fine pink chain stitch, running down and splitting into three toes each, on a surface with a visible weave that wants to pull every line crooked. Embroidering a straight thin line onto basketry is genuinely difficult. Embroidering four of them, twice, and having the birds face each other symmetrically, takes a practised hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat's why this one costs more than the cactus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe basket beneath is traditional: doum palm, the wild palm that grows across Morocco, cut and sun-dried until it pales to straw, split into ribbons and woven by hand in a tight herringbone. The natural straw is left bare around the birds, which is exactly what makes the pink land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe handles are leather here, not wrapped cotton.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rolled cognac leather on stitched leather tabs at the rim — the same handles as our sequinned market basket rather than the cotton-wrapped ones on the smaller motif baskets. They're longer, they carry a loaded basket without digging in, and they'll darken with handling the way leather does. A fine pink whipstitch runs round the rim to pick up the flamingos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn size:\u003c\/strong\u003e this one comes in medium — the beach-and-market size. Towels, book, sunscreen, a bottle of water, lunch. Enough for a proper day out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOpen at the top and unlined, the traditional construction, so it airs out after a damp swimsuit rather than staying wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWoven and embroidered entirely by hand in Marrakech. The birds' proportions, the tilt of their heads and the exact placement all vary from basket to basket — which on a pair of flamingos is rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-woven doum palm straw (natural, undyed), cotton embroidery, genuine leather handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetail:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two hand-embroidered flamingos in pink, white and black cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandles:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rolled cognac leather on stitched leather tabs; pink cotton whipstitch at the rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium — beach and market size \u003cem\u003e(exact dimensions: see note below)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open top, unlined — traditional construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% handcrafted in Marrakech, Morocco. Ships direct from our workshop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weave density, exact dimensions and embroidery proportions vary between baskets. No two flamingos are identical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep dry where you can; palm straw is naturally water-resistant but not waterproof. If it gets wet, air dry naturally away from direct heat. Dust with a dry brush. Spot clean the embroidery gently with a barely damp cloth — do not soak, as bright cotton dyes may run. Condition the leather handles with a neutral balm once a year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA note on colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fluorescent pink is the first dye to fade in strong sun. Store the basket out of direct light between uses and the flamingos will stay vivid for years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mogadoro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55358053417302,"sku":"the-flamingo-basket-hand-embroidered-moroccan-straw-tote","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6023\/5094\/files\/Flamingo_Straw_Bag_Mogadoro1.jpg?v=1789375940","url":"https:\/\/www.mogadoro.com\/products\/the-flamingo-basket-hand-embroidered-moroccan-straw-tote","provider":"Mogadoro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}