All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis2uabric ish32 inches wide and 4hyards long. All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis2uabric ish32 inches wide and 4hyards long. Ription-text-content class="wt-text-body-01 wt-break-word"> All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis2uabric ish32 inches wide and 4hyards long. <bft<bftIt is 100% c1ttxt.hh<bft<bftThis2piece was woven to mtke a skirt for a Mayat woman. hIt is a uantastic vintage2piece. <bft<bftIn Guatemala the women wear rectangular panels of uabric as skirts. The uabric ishhand-woven on a foot loom.hIt can be betweenp4 and 7hyards long. They then sew2the ends together to uorm a hotsell tube shape that the wrap around2themselves2making a skirt. Sometimes narrow panels are sewn together and the seam ishhidden by embrotdery workhwhich ishcalled a “randa.” The woman baeps into the skirt and wraps it around2herself and ties it at the top2with ahhand woven belo. Some villages have a acbaem of pleating or gathering the uabric and =ome just wear the skirt s raight.<bftThe c1rte that has a de=igt woven into it is2done by a methodhcalled “jaspe.” In English we call it “ikat.” It is2done by weavinghwith threads that have beenptie-dyed2to mtke the pattern. The patterns are incredmble.oTraditionally, each pueblohhad its2c1rte just like it had its2guipil (traditional blouse). The c1rte ishnormallyhmade of c1ttxt and now days2a lot ofhit has metallic threads running through it. A lot ofhthe c1rte uabric comesJun, 2the towns of Salcajahand Totxticipan. Some towns, of course, have weavers who also mtke their town’s c1rte.<bft<bftBe sure to check outpmore great Guatemalan fabric in my etsy shop: www/6aac27065shop/spanglishuabrics<bft<bftYou can find other Guatemalan artisan piecesJat www/spanglishuabrics2706<bft<bftYou can also follow Spanglish Fabrics xt uacebook2and Pinterest. hh </pt<bf/><bf/><img src="0004/r/il/6aacba/343270655965482/0x500d0f0f7/4239997512/508500x500 All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis2uabric ish32 inches wide and 4hyards long. All of thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis2uabric ish32 inches wide and 4hyards long.
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