Guatemala Fashion Revolution

The Guatemala Fashion Revolution has taken on new markets with services provided by Ethical Fashion Guatemala for Mayan Textile Producers in Guatemala.

The composition of the Guatemala textile and apparel market includes industries manufacturing yarns, buttons, labels, apparel and fabric, besides providing logistics services. The industrial manufacturing process of Guatemala Textiles are commercial textiles using non-sustainable materials for the production of the products.

Mayan Textile Producers of Guatemala use natural cotton, plants and herbs for the dying process and are hand woven using a Back Strap Loom or the Treadle loom.

Guatemala Fashion Revolution

The Textiles produced using this process follow the Mayan traditions of producing textiles based on the color and patterns of the local village where the Textiles are woven by hand.

Guatemala Fashion Revolution has changed and industrial manufactured Textile producers now copy the color and patterns of the tradition Mayan textiles. The use of computers to weave textiles makes it difficult for the consumer to know the difference between Machine made and Handmade Textiles.

Guatemala Fashion Revolution

Tourism growth in Guatemala has influenced the demand for Mayan Textiles. Today most textiles found in Antigua, Chichi Market, Lake Atitlan and Xela are machine made, while very similar in appearance to textiles produced on a Back Strap loom only one with Textile knowledge can tell the differences.

A shawl produced by hand may take a number of days to produce, machine made, woven in a matter of minutes, using synthetic yarns dyed using chemicals, offered on the streets of many Guatemala Tourist destinations as handmade.

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Guatemala Fashion Revolution is part of the work provided by Ethical Fashion Guatemala offering only the finest hand woven textiles, yarns, and finished products while maintaining the Mayan cultures place in Fashion.

Ethical Fashion Guatemala exporting services provides Guatemalan Textiles producers with access to Global markets, allowing Textile producers sustainable income.