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, February 7, 2013

MayaMam Weavers Glittering in Purple

We are putting our training into practice! We included the metalic thread we were experimenting in into our new purple shawls. The thread is not strong enough to weave the length of the warp, so we have inserted it into our wefts. Here is a photo of our newest scarves...they will be on Etsy and our website soon!

Handmade with Maya Wisdom

Thursday, February 7, 2013

MayaMam Weavers Glittering in Purple

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