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, January 3, 2013

MayaMam Weavers New Designs in 2013

Happy New Year to all of you! We are expecting this new year to be very exciting. We will be using the weaving techniques we have been learning in the last few months to weave extraordinary fabrics. Here are some new designs we have learned -- incorporating metallic threads. Wow! We are now in the last phase of our training, which is to learn to weave the brocade embroideries of the backstrap loom on our foot looms. It is a bit overwhelming actually, but with persistence and perseverance we will learn!!!

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JamesJanuary 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Hi,
Will you please post a link to your Blog at The Weaving Community? Our members will love it.
It's easy to do, just cut and paste the link and it automatically links back to your website. You can also add Photos, Videos and Classifieds if you like. It’s free and easy.
Email me if you need any help or would like me to do it for you.
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James Kaufman, Editor
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