  
 Our San Juan Weaver’s Group in Guatemala spend up to two days weaving one scarf on their backstrap loom. The scarf is a mix of cotton and shiny rayon threads. The resulting color combinations are luscious, creating a scarf so beautiful you will want to wear it everyday. The fabric is hand woven on the backstrap loom by the San Juan Weaver’s Group which is made up of Tz’utujil women who weave using backstrap Ikat, an ancient labor intensive technique of hand tying and dying threads in elaborate patterns.
Size: 7 1/2 inches x 61 inches
Producer Profile - Maya Traditions is a fair-trade producer and wholesale business based in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. For more than ten years Maya Traditions has worked with indigenous weavers in the highlands of Guatemala. Its mission is to support weaving groups and small family businesses through providing consistent income, as well as health and education projects.
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