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, September 5, 2013
MayaMam Weavers & NYNOW
Wow, in August we participated in NYNOW, the new name for the NY International Gift Show. This is a big deal for us, you know. Our booth is in the Global Handmade section (which is juried). Our visitors were interested in a little bit of everything. We were especially pleased with the interest in our fabrics which we have decided to sell by the yard. The Home Trends exhibit in the first floor entryway included one of our Celebration Table Runners in the "Well-Cultured" trend, one of our aprons was included in Gourmet Business, and our fabrics were included in LDB Textiles. We saw lots of interest due to our new membership in the Fair Trade Federation, too! Now we are busy responding to our orders and leads and planning for the next show in February. Whew!
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