Guatemala Artisans | Weavers | Textiles | Workshops

Guatemala Artisans | Weavers | Textiles | Workshops | Leather Products

Ethical Fashion Guatemala provides consumers with 100% Transparency of how services are provided. Ethical Fashion Guatemala is clear on how Artisans are paid for the products provided to consumers.

Websites all over the world offering Artisans products for sale many often talk about Fair Trade and Transparency.

Before you buy any Artisans Products on-line ask this single question?

What % of the retail selling price of the product you plan to purchase goes directly to the Artisans producing the product?

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Featured Guatemala Artisans

Hand Made in Guatemala

Casa Flor Ixcaco Women Weavers Guatemala

Guatemala Weaving Workshops

Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm

San Juan La Laguna Organic Coffee

Guatemala Hand Painted Ceramics

Santiago Artist

Handmade Leather Products

Guatemalan Workshops Chocolate

Shipping From Guatemala | Sea Cargo | Air Cargo | Express Services

Ethical Fashion Guatemala provides Shipping Services, for Guatemalan Artisans.

The services provided are for Guatemalan Artisans customer purchases.

Ethical Fashion Guatemala does not provide shipping services for the general public.

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We offer, Yarns, Woven Textiles and Finished Products. From Your Designs or Ours?

Hand Made in Guatemala

Our Textile Production Begins with Naturally produced Yarns
Ancient Maya women had two natural types of cotton to work with, one white and the other light brown,called cuyuscate, both of which were commonly dyed. The preparation of cotton for spinning was very burdensome, as it had to be washed and picked clean of seeds.
From Organicaly Grown Cotton
The loose fibers are spun into threads by hand, with spindles, a long stick-like device for holding the thread, and whorls, a weight held on the spindle to increase its motion
Naturally Dyed without any Chemicals
Weaving colorful cotton fabric was an art form among high ranking ancient Mayan women. The Mayas cultivated cotton and used natural dyes from plant, animal and mineral sources. They used spinning whorls to create thread that was dyed vibrant red, yellow, green, and blue
Hand Spun
Maya textiles are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indigenous peoples of … The loose fibers are spun into threads by hand, with spindles, a long stick-like device for holding the thread

Renewable, Sustainable Textiles

Production services provides purses, bags, shawls, scarves, huipiles, serapes, tablecloths, place mats, napkins, cushions, bedspreads, hammocks, and many more items.

Hand Made in Guatemala

Back strap loom
A simple loom which has its roots in ancient civilizations consists of two sticks or bars between which the warps are stretched. One bar is attached to a fixed object, and the other to the weaver usually by means of a strap around the back.
Mayan Textile production
Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling.
Maya Textiles
Maya textiles are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. Women have traditionally created textiles in Maya society, and textiles were a significant form of ancient Maya art and religious beliefs.
Casa Flor Ixcaco Women Weavers Guatemala

¨Casa Flor Ixcaco Women Weavers Guatemala envisions fostering education and supporting children in San Juan La Laguna through scholarships and financial aid. By selling and commercializing our natural weaving products, we can ensure a better future for our children so they can not only finish their studies, but also continue on to college.¨
Production Times
Weaving a Shawl such as the example depicted in this picture can take up to a week of Weaving time using the Back Strap Loom. This time does not include the preparation of the yarns to produce this Shawl.

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Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm San Juan La Laguna Art Arte Maya Xocomeel

San Juan La Laguna Art | Arte Maya Xocomeel, Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm is a talented painter who was born and raised in San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlan. After having studied with the famous artist Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay, Antonio began working on his own and eventually opened a home studio and gallery that is located a short walk from the San Juan boat docks.

His paintings are unique, using vibrant colors and depicting important elements of the indigenous culture steeped in a rich tradition and various aspects of San Juan life and legend. His paintings are sold in his home studio as well as in Santiago and Panajachel.

All paintings are the original work of local artists. They are signed and can be purchased and shipped throughout the world. We invite you to browse through our online gallery and support the local artisians of San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlan.

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Services Provided Artisans in any Country

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To Learn More About our Copyright Services

In 2016 we began filing Copyrights to Protect the Artisans Designs

Have a Question about Copyrights?

Our Services are FREE for Artisans in any Country.

Allow us the opportunity to guide you on protecting your Designs.

Use the contact form below, send us an e-mail.

Providing E-Commerce Tools for Artisans will Change the Economics.

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Artisans Earn less then 12% of the retail selling price of their products sold in other countries.

Why?

Middlemen with E-Commerce Stores Pay Artisans the lowest prices possible.

We can help Artisans to sell direct, eliminating Middlemen, who are profiting due to the fact most Artisans do not have a website.

Artisans Designs are Stolen & Copied, sold on-line as Authentic works. Ethical Fashion Provides Copyright protection services for Artisans.

Transparency

Transparency, as used in business, the humanities and in other social contexts, implies openness, communication, and accountability.

Transparency is operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed.

Hand Made in Guatemala

We guaranteed through this website you are dealing directly with the Artisan that has produced the unique products you have purchased.

That Ethical Fashion Guatemala has provided the means for the Artisans to earn 80% of the retail selling prices of the products.

That Ethical Fashion Guatemala charges the Artisans 10% of the selling price for services provided.

Additional charges that Impact the profits of the Artisans includes, Shipping, and Credit Card Processing Fees.

Why is Transparency important?

Today you will find hundreds of Websites selling Artisan created products.
Many make claims of supporting the Artisans on these websites.
Some have donation buttons for supporting the Artisans?
If you come across such a website and you are considering a purchase. Ask first about Transparency?
How much of this product sale you are planning to purchase actually goes to the Artisan?

Ethical Fashion Guatemala Maintained by Grupo Maya Net

Grupo Maya Net is a Lake Atitlan Guatemala Internet Service Provider.

Cel. 5978-3672 Tel. 7762-2092 / 7762-2992

info@grupomayanet.com, tzulcarlos@gmail.com

Avenida Santander Centro Comercial el Patio Local No.6 Panajachel Solola

Hand Made in Guatemala

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This Website is owned by the Artisans of Guatemala.

This is an important event for the future of Guatemalan Artisans and the Mayan Culture because you will find on the Internet on Websites in the US selling Handmade Guatemalan Artisan products that are Fakes or Knock Offs.

Portrayed as Handmade in Guatemala often showing Indigenous woman used in the Marketing Materials to sell these products.

Photography by:
Omar Soumoza San Pedro La Laguna Lake Atitlan Guatemala.
Model:
Kaila Tzul Tzul Panajachel Solola

Hand Made in Guatemala

Working with Ethical Fashion Guatemala Artisans

We will provide you will details once you contact us.

Hand Made in Guatemala

Casa Flor Ixcaco Women Weavers Guatemala

Guatemala Weaving Workshops

Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm

San Juan La Laguna Organic Coffee

Guatemala Hand Painted Ceramics

Santiago Artist

Handmade Leather Products

Guatemalan Workshops Chocolate

Shipping From Guatemala | Sea Cargo | Air Cargo | Express Services

Click on the DHL Logo to Learn More

We offer, Yarns, Woven Textiles and Finished Products. From Your Designs or Ours?

Renewable, Sustainable Textiles

Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm San Juan La Laguna Art Arte Maya Xocomeel

Services Provided Artisans in any Country

In 2016 we began filing Copyrights to Protect the Artisans Designs

Providing E-Commerce Tools for Artisans will Change the Economics.

Transparency

Working with Ethical Fashion Guatemala Artisans

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