After we learned how to weave with 4 pedals instead of two, we decided to create our own design. We each created a little sampler, and then we chose Delfina's design as our favorite. It amazes us how the colors almost shimmer in the design. We were a bit surprised after we changed the size of our reed to see how the pattern changed as well (remember we are relatively new at this...) Now we have been trying different combinations of colors and making them into shawls, which seem to be pretty popular. Don't forget to check out our Etsy shop!
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.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Delfina's Weave Design
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