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FutureCraft in Guatemala
Our head weaver, Josephine is heading to Guatemala to weave with the locals and YOU CAN TOO! Harrisville Designs out of Nashua New Hamphire not only sells locally producedyarns and teaches top notch weaving classes, but is also offering a "Guatemalan Weaving Adventure" this coming July including a guided tour by weaver/author Deborah Chandler.
As the flyer reads: This textile trip of a lifetime includes a ten day tour including five days of instruction in a variety of traditional weaving techniques at Indigo Artes followed by fours days of travel into the beautiful Guatemalan Highlands, visiting groups of Mayan weavers in their villages, as well as textile markets, textile museums, and more.
Learn more, visit the following websites: harrisville.com/classes.htm, mayanhands.org andindigoartestextiles.com
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These women are incredible: from gorgeous colors of natural hand dyes, to making their own looms from scratch, to taking fibers and spinning them into their own yarn. And their Ikats... sigh... Can't wait to see what will come from this trip!
(photos from past weaving tours http://www.indigoartestextiles.com)
