Guatemalan Woman Teaching Backstrap Loom Lesson
Lidia Lopez teaching the art and techniques of backstrap loom weaving.
Lidia Lopez Teaching the Art of Backstrap Loom Weaving
Lidia Lopez is teaching a class on how to weave on the backstrap loom.
Lidia Lopez Demonstrating the Backstrap Loom Method of Weaving
Lidia Lopez teaching visitors how to set up and weave on a backstrap loom.
Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala
This is JoAnn Paulsen at the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Lidia Lopez Showing Textiles she has Woven and Telling a Little About Herself and her Background.
This is Lidia Lopez, a native Mayan woman from Guatemala, showing some of the textiles she has woven on a backstrap loom.
Mayan Woman, Lidia Lopez, Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on Huipils & What They Represent.
Lidia Lopez showing a ceremonial huipil and a huipil from Tactic and telling the meanings of the patterns on them.
Lidia Lopez Explaining Symbols on Huipils & Their Origins
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 Explaining the Meanings of the Patterns on a Huipil from Patzicia.
Lidia Lopez describing the meanings of the patterns on a huipil from Patzicia, Guatemala.
Guatemalan Woman Weaving on a Backstrap Loom
The Guatemalan woman in this photo is weaving on a backstrap loom, just as her Mayan ancestors have done for centuries.
Candis Krummel Winding Yarn Around Pegs on a Warping Board
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.