Lidia Lopez is a Mayan woman from Guatemala. In this video, she is describing each huipil and telling what the symbols mean and where it came from. She has a huipil from Tactic and a ceremonial huipil used for weddings and special occasions. The symbols used on Huipils today are the same symbols that have been used for centuries and they can tell a lot about where the huipil is from.
Lidia Lopez is teaching a class on how to weave on the backstrap loom.
Lidia Lopez is an expert in backstrap loom weaving. Here she is showing the different patterns used on huipils from the different villages around Guatemala.
Lidia Lopez teaching the art and techniques of backstrap loom weaving.
A tradtional Guatemalan family cooking Pepian and making tortillas.
Women in Guatemala begin weaving by creating a ‘warp’ out of yarn. They wind the yarn around pegs on a warping board, crossing the strings in the middle to create a striped pattern. The warp is then attached to the bars of the loom and they are ready to begin the weaving process.
This is JoAnn Paulsen at the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala.