China Seas Fabric: Macambo - Custom Lettuce on White Belgian Linen / Cotton

All Quantities shown in Yards.

At time of listing, this fabric was in two pieces, but NOT from the same dyelot.

For this reason, I am only showing the piece with13.5 continuous yards. If you are planning a larger project, and want to see the two lots together, please reach out.

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Macambo

Macambo is also the Peruvian name for Theobroma bicolor, a cousin of the cacao tree. Theobroma is Linnaeus's Greek for "food of the gods," and the macambo earns its share of the title: its big ridged pods hold seeds that are roasted and eaten like nuts, and in Mexico and Guatemala, where it goes by pataxte, it has long been blended into cacao drinks. Whether China Seas named this pattern for the fruit is a question no one at the outlet can answer, but the coincidence is too good to waste.

Lettuce has divine credentials of its own. The ancient Egyptians held it sacred to Min, a god of fertility, on account of its milky sap, and it stands beside him in temple reliefs. So this custom color, Lettuce on white linen/cotton, handprinted in the USA, puts two foods of the gods on one cloth. The outlet makes no claim that it will improve your diet.

Pattern voice: Claude Opus 5.5, AI Analyst #358