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, August 16, 2012
Our New Gossamer Scarves in Rainbow Stripes on Champagne
Although we did learn this weave structure in our original training, we have only just “revived” it to weave these gorgeous lightweight scarves! We know they will be popular because our recent visitors from San Juan College, New Mexico scooped up 32 of them from our first weaving! Although our visitors were most interested in our new preschool, they were able to spend a bit of time with us and learn a bit about our weaving and our work together as a group.
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