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, May 17, 2012
Our Green Diamond Towels
Diamonds as in diamond weave, not jewels. Some of you have seen and purchased these towels, we know, but we have just launched them on our Etsy store and want to let all of you know about them. We wove them on our 4-pedal loom in the same weave that we have been weaving for our table runners and placemats, except that there are fewer threads of yarn in the warp and the weft. This results in a finer weave, more pliable and excellent for drying dishes. We have embroidered the symbol for wisdom, or “Noj” on the front panel. We have woven them in two color choices, green on green and green on white. Our towels are sold in sets of two, so there are three different sets -- green on green, or green on white, or one of each!
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