The Birth of a Weaving Business

It’s amazing how the years have flown by. From Caryn’s first visit to Cajolá, Guatemala in February of 2003, to a thriving cooperative that today sells nearly 100 different products in varying colo...

Back to the Forest to Plant Saplings

Our community of Cajolá is located in the western highlands of Guatemala, an area known for lush forests, set between mountains and volcanoes dotted with Maya villages and towns. Over the years peo...

Introducing Gloria

Mayamam Weavers coop is made up of foot loom weavers, backstrap weavers and seamstresses. Together the three groups consist of 23 members, all women (of course!). We like to introduce you to the ar...

What does Red, White & Blue Mean to You?

Color is fascinating and has an influence over our emotions and our behaviors. It is a topic we have been interested in for a long time as you may have read about in previous Mayamam blog posts lik...

Creatively Collaborating

Sometimes stepping outside your comfort zone is just the push you need to create something new, something beautiful. Recently Marlon Davila, a Guatemalan artist from New Jersey, spent several weeks...

It is Easy Being Green

With spring arriving this week, thoughts of green have been dancing in our heads from the fresh blades of grass that will be popping up soon to the new leaves on the trees. The color green can symb...

A Century of Bucket Hats

As the season for bucket hats is upon us, we started reminiscing about how we first started to offer bucket hats. It all began when the children in Grupo Cajolá’s preschool needed hats to protect t...

Weaving Quality into a Handmade Business

At Mayamam Weavers we are proud of the quality of the products we offer. Our mission is to not only make beautiful products but make beautiful products that are durable and long lasting. We are alw...

Holiday Spiced Concha Cookies

Every year the holiday season seems to kick our sweet tooth into high gear and this year is no different. We've got a list of cookies to bake, some from recipes we've shared with you before like Ch...

Giving of Thanks from a Maya Perspective

The women of the Mayamam Weavers cooperative are Mam, indigenous people belonging to one of the 22 ethnic groups of Maya people in Guatemala. Mam people speak their own language and live primarily ...