Can I say how great the whole Guatemalan experience has been......and I how feel about haggling....I never do it....and I always want to.....but after spending 10 hours....weaving with the traditional backstrap weaving loom.....I have an understanding of the amount of work that goes into a piece.....
Knowing this to be true...as a jeweller....because when you sand...polish... and set a piece....and you do it right....you aren't earning what your worth is in time....
So is weaving really the right skills for me to be learning? another time consuming .....no money earning....labour intensive......tradition? Hells Yeah....
To be able to sit in the sunshine.....banging up textiles is exactly what I have been waiting for....after trying the foot loom and hand looms.....I am totally convinced that this is the way to roll......
So tomorrow is my last day at
but I have a good feeling for coming back.....and would be interested in taking part in a project...
I am going to the textile market in Chichicastenango on Thursday.....should be great!
*music provided by ipod shuffle.....
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