Originally posted on 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 patterns they have…
Originally posted on Living Textiles of Mexico:
Currently I’m exploring the textiles of the Highland Mayas of Chiapas by visiting villages, markets, and if I’m lucky. a festival or ceremony in process. Many villages are having the changing of their…
Originally posted on happywanderer15:
This photo was taken in Santa Maria de Jesus in Guatemala. This town is about a thirty minute bus ride from Antigua. It’s not really a touristed area. Though there is a cool old church up…
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Originally posted on Living Textiles of Mexico:
Returning to Chiapas after two years, a NEW world class textile museum was waiting to be explored. The Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya is located in the Convento Santo Domingo in San Cristobal…
An exhibition dedicated to Frida Kahlo recently opened here in Rome at the Scuderie del Quirinale. Frida, after her marriage to Diego Riviera, decided to dress in the traditional costumes of the Tehuana women of Tehuantepec. Anyone who reads this blog routinely knows … Continue reading
The Narrative Within 