Handmade with Maya Wisdom

My name is Caryn Maxim. I live in NJ but spend 2 weeks of each month in Cajola, a Maya Mam community in the western highlands of Guatemala. (The Mam people are one of the 22 Maya ethnic groups in Guatemala.) I have been helping a group of women start a weaving cooperative, MayaMam Weavers, over the past years. I would like to share with you some of their work, some of their stories, some of their wisdom, as well as why fair trade -- or trading fairly -- matters.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

A New Spring Shawl in Rose & Champagne

We really enjoy choosing the colors for our shawls! We love this combination of rose pink with champagne, especially for the way the weave blends the two colors into a completely different hue. And if you know our shawls in our “Delfina weave”, you know that the colors change a lot in the lighting.

Here are a couple of photos of the shawls…and we will be putting the shawl up on Etsy today, too!

2 comments:

AnonymousApril 5, 2012 at 2:46 PM
I agree - this pink is really beautiful, a nice subtle blend. Pinks have become a really interesting colour for me where I used to avoid them.
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Caryn for MayaMam WeaversApril 7, 2012 at 2:05 AM
Thanks so much for your comment!
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