Textile Museum
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 23 Jul 2012 22:20
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The Textile
Museum
We followed my professora in her
dangerous heels and after a ten minute walk we
arrived at the Textile Museum. We paid eighty pence entry and our guide
introduced us to the traditional art of weaving. Here
the ladies always produce runners that are about a foot
wide, these can be used for table decoration or joined together to make
larger items.
Behind the demonstrators' head was
a piece covered in bees, but in that pink I found it
easy to suppress the urge to purchase.
Next we saw how the women and
children prepare the thread. The bench with ‘poles’
produces just the correct length in coils for right to left and back again on
the loom we had just seen. For longer lengths the continuous winding on the cone.
Next we saw the work of the village –
Sacatepequez, they fashion their headgear to
represent snakes in honour of the Ixchel Goddess of the moon and weaving.
Some high
fashion
Shawls and a
double width piece of material used to carry babies. Children's fashions. The blue blouse on
the right Bear bought me for eight pounds in Chichi market, here thirty
two, the urge to shop dropped like a stone.
A beautiful outfit from San Cristobal Totonicapan, next Quetzaltenango. then two outfits from San Pedro Sacatepequez.
Then we saw the
men's loom and the fantastic materials they
produce
A ladies
loom used to produce pretty belts. Thin for a single lady, double width
for a married lady.
One final look in the shop and it was time to walk back to school.
ALL IN ALL AN INTERESTING
LITTLE
VISIT |