These heavily textured, eco friendly, Fair Trade table runners are made on traditional Ethiopian handlooms. You can machine wash and tumble dry them. The intricate design is achieved by putting extra heavy hand spun colored cotton in the weft and using a 4-harness loom. Sabahar introduced and then trained its weavers on this 'rep weaving' technique. They are finished with a hem on the ends and a selvedge edge on the sides. These beauties are named after the historic town of Gonder. They go beautifully with the Gonder placemat.