The Intrigue of the Color Turquoise in our Textiles

Mayamam Weavers are known for our bright colors. Turquoise is a color in particular that stands out in popularity with our customers from our Turquoise Jewels scarves to our Ocean and Lake Celebrat...

Getting a Grip in the Kitchen

Whether it’s a Kitchen Gift, Pot Holder Gift, Squares or Grippers, our pot holders are some of our most popular products. Putting the “fun” back in FUNctional with a choice of 15 stripes, they are ...

Weaving Little Squares

Many of the products created by Mayamam Weavers are the result of a collaboration between our U.S. based designer and the members of the cooperative in Cajolá, Guatemala. Whether it be a new produc...

When a Kimono is Not a Kimono

The term “Cultural Appropriation” has been tossed around quite a bit in the past few years. Mayamam Weavers is very sensitive to the theft of the beautiful huipil designs of the traditional Maya dr...

Stitching Christmas Traditions

The women of Maya Mam Weavers value learning new skills. In 2015, our backstrap weavers invited Juana Ramos, a talented weaver from San Jorge la Laguna (along Lake Atitlan) to share her embroidery ...

Weave a Little, Leave a Little

In some ways, the process of weaving is not that hard to understand. A group of threads is strung in one direction, then another group of threads is guided one by one in a perpendicular direction o...

A Surprising Addition Makes Cloth Napkins More Sustainable

We love cloth napkins because they are soft, absorbent and beautiful. Whether you are eating alone or setting a table for a party, that little touch of color makes every meal luxurious. But we also...