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Rural weavers in Guatemala find customers from afar for their work, along with financial stability.
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Rural weavers in Guatemala find customers from afar for their work, along with financial stability.
Deborah has been working with artisans in Guatemala for the past 20 years, but the hurricanes of 2020 changed her role from advisor to relief worker.
Now weaving is bringing new hope after modern struggles.
Madelyn started weaving on a backstrap loom and didn't move to weaving on a mulitshaft loom until much later. Read about her journey.
My weaving adventures for the year are always part of the letter, although I limit that part lest my relatives’ eyes glaze over. But it’s been a good weaving year for me.
Deborah Chandler writes about working with Mayan women to develop the Mayan Hands line of hand-dyed yarns.