Female power: Corn silk and cochineal chic

Female power: Corn silk and cochineal chicSize: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Weaver: Cristina, San Miguel del Valle Price: 250USD Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool dyed with natural dyes: Be (Dactylopius coccus Costa, cochineal) and Yauhtli (tagetes lucida). Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and wool rayon blend for warp. Design, patterns and symbols. This rug starts with a smile pattern to remind us of the

Master weaver: Mario Bautista Martinez

this world is just a mirror of a creation that has already happened in a distant past when the cosmos exploded into a big bang and the stars are there as a testament of that distant past

Woman have the ability to cross back and forth into the dream world more effortlessly and they find it easier to tune into their intuition

the kidneys

Did you know that cochineal dyed textiles could last hundreds of years in textiles

Unfortunately many rug traders in Teotitlan del Valle don't always give credit to the weavers in San Miguel del Valle

The milpa system is the foundation of our culture

by people that were used to walking huge distances

sacred music

The eye of Quetzalcoatl

Criollo sheep wool dyed with Tagetes lucida

opens new roads