The Truth About Guatemalan Crafts
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All of our hand-woven 100% cotton fabrics were woven by weaving cooperatives in different villages on a foot or treadle loom. The treadle loom was introduced by the Spanish to Mayan weavers shortly after the Conquest in the 1500's. Following in the Spanish tradition, initially only men were trained to use the more expensive and less mobile treadle looms. The backstrap loom, used exclusively by women, was used long before the arrival of the Spanish. Unlike the treadle loom, the backstrap loom allows the weaver to brocade intricate designs into the fabric as it is woven. (See our page on huipiles as examples of back-strap weaving.) Both forms of weaving are still used in Guatemala today. All fabrics are 36" wide unless otherwise noted. Bands run horizontally along the entire length of the bolt or vertically from selvage to selvage.
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 Cloth # 24 $18/ yard
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 Cloth # 37 $18/ yard |
 Cloth # 26 $18/ yard
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 Red Cloth # 3 $18/ yard |
 Rainbow Cloth # 19 $18/ yard |
 Cloth # 42 $ 18/yard
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 Cloth # 28 $18/ yard |
 Cloth # 39 $ 18/yard
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 Cloth #4 $17/ yard for 30" wide
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 Cloth # 40 $ 18/yard
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 Cloth # 34 $18/ yard |
 Cloth # 35 $18/ yard |
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 Cloth # 43 $ 18/yard |
 Cloth # 44 $ 18/yard |
 Cloth # 41 $ 18/yard
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 Cloth # 25 $18/ yard
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 Cloth # 38 $ 18/yard
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Cloth # 21 $ 18/yard
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 Blue & Beige Cloth #23 $18/ yard
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 Cloth# 10 $18/ yard |
 Blue Cloth # 33 $18/ yard
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 Cloth # 32 $18/ yard
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 Rust Cloth # 13 $18/ yard |
 Cloth # 31 $25/ yard
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 Cloth # 30 $25/ yard |
 Sheer light cloth $17/ yard |
 Sheer light cloth $17/ yard |
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