Scalloped Placemat

These elegant, intricately looped placemats are unique to Gone Rural and showcase the incredible skill of their women weavers in Eswatini. Made using sustainably harvested lutindzi grass softened with water and hand-twisted into fibre, each placemat is a quiet celebration of tradition, craftsmanship and community.

Available in a range of colours, they’re a beautiful way to elevate your table and support meaningful work.

A placemat with purpose, woven with care and made to be treasured.

We love the simplicity of Gone Rural's range and these placemats typify that. The Lutindizi grass the weavers use is native to their mountain area. Gone Rural have opened up new channels for them to sell their work, allowing women to work from home and to lift their families out of poverty.

Easy to clean with a damp cloth or dry brush.

Lutindzi is the original material that inspired Gone Rural's products. Sourced from the mountains of Swaziland, the grass can be dyed a variety of colours and woven into a range of shapes and designs. It is sustainably harvested by cutting above the root and is proven to be waterproof and stain-resistant due to its strong, waxy finish. 

Sisal, a regenerating weed from the Lavumisa area of Swaziland, provides a fine fibre that can be dyed a spectrum of bright and light colours. Both fibres are dyed using environmentally friendly German dyes imported from South Africa.