Cooperatives in San Juan La Laguna

TRADICION MAYA TEXTIL CORAZON DEL LAGO

SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA

SOLOLA, GUATEMALA

 In the artist village of San Juan on Lake Atitlan are a group of women's cooperatives which all share the amazing talents of textile weaving.  Their skills, however, go far beyond just the weaving of these products and start with the actual cultivation of the cotton from which they are made and continue through the dying process utilizing only natural dyes from tree bark, insects, leaves and flowers. 

Please observe the following video made at the shop of Corazon del Lago in San Juan and please read the following article with pictures telling the story from start to finish on the weavingwomensanjuan.org website.

COOPERATIVE WEAVING WOMEN

Mujeres Tejedoras

San Juan La Laguna, Solola

 This is the only cooperative in San Juan La Lagun that dedicates itself to preserving the skill of spinning natural cotton thread.  This cooperative makes all of it's products with 100% natural cotton grown in house.  After removing the flowers and seeds by hand they then turn the plant into thread using age old techniques.  They also use all natural hand made dyes instead of chemicals, to help preserve the environment.  All of the methods used in creating their products have been past down from their ancestors for many generations and they are dedicated to continuing the tradition.  We are honored to share with you these exquisite textiles and hand made jewelry using the finest, purest materials.