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Oaxaca… weaving!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Black Sabbatical:
We joined a tour from the hostel today with the main aim of visiting Hierve El Agua (more on which to come) but ended up on a bit of a school trip to all sorts…

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Traje Tipico

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Mayan Threads:
A Mayan woman, dressed in her traditional, hand-woven traje, looks on from afar as we demonstrate how to use our rocket stove at a SolCom sales campaign in Panajachel.

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Mexico: The Hunt for the Perfect Huipil Begins

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Huipiles and San Cristobal…

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Huipil from Aguacatan #146

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Ixchel Textiles – Tejidos Ixchel:
Aguacatan Exquisite satin design from the region of Aguacatan. This beautiful huipil is highly influenced by the Mexican style of huipil with a white background and lots of orange and red colors.…

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Backstrap Weaving- Putting Down Roots and Weaving a Guatemalan Tree (Part 1)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Many great fotos of backstrap weaving. Backstrap Weaving PUTTING DOWN ROOTS AND WEAVING A GUATEMALAN TREE (PART ONE) It is exciting how much interest there is out there in backstrap weaving. Some people are attracted to all the beautiful pick-up … Continue reading →

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