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Walter F. Morris, Jr, also known as "Chip", is a textile expert and author who has lived in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, since the 1970s. This interview took place on March 22, 2011, in his home. The interview was part of the research for the ETD documentary "Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient Maya Weaving", © 2018 by Endangered Threads Documentaries. The documentary i...

Chiapas textile expert and weaver Pedro Meza describes the back strap weaving of Chiapas, Mexico, especially that of Tenejapa (where he learned to weave as a child) and the translucent weave of Venustiano Carranza. He was a leader of the Chiapas weaving coop Sna Jojobil for many years. This interview was part of the research for the ETD documentary "Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient ...

"Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient Maya Weaving" (v42418) documents the connections between classic Maya images of translucent textiles and what is produced today by Q'eqchi' Maya weavers of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, and Tzotzil Maya weavers of Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico. This unique documentary project, produced by the nonprofit Endangered Threads Documentaries, highlights ...

With brilliant colors and intimate views, Margot Blum Schevill introduces us to 22 Guatemalan weavers and their weaving styles and techniques. Both traditional back strap weaving for clothing and cloth, as well as floor loom weaving for decorative blankets, ribbons and yardage, are included, as is a visit to an ikat or jaspe dye workshop. Produced by the educational nonprofit Endangered Threads...

Full title is Saving the Weavers: Small Assistance Programs for Maya Women in Highland Guatemala. The 36-year Civil War (1960-96) decimated the indigenous Maya population of Guatemala. Many of those who survived were widows without a means to support themselves or their families. This documentary focuses on ten extraordinary people who saw the desperate need and dedicated years of their lives t...

Full title is "Saving the Weavers: Small Assistance Programs for Maya Women in Highland Guatemala" (English), or "Rescatando los Tejedores: Pequeños Programas de Asistencia para Mujeres Maya en el Altiplano Guatemalteco" (Español). The 36-year Civil War (1960-1996) decimated the indigenous Maya population of Guatemala. Many of those who survived were widows without a means to support them or th...

Enter into the lives of two accomplished Maya weavers as they accept the challenge of weaving traditional blouses or huipiles in less than 90 days, from the purchase of threads to the last stitch. Manuela Canil Ren of Chichicastenango and Esperanza Pérez of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, expertly share the art of back-strap weaving at its finest and most colorful. They also offer touch...

The highlands of Guatemala radiate brilliantly colored clothing and artisan products. Gustavus Eisen's 1902 collection of photographs and textiles at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California/Berkeley, provides a starting point to examine Maya weaving during the ensuing decades. Interwoven with examples through the century and stunning footage of present day Maya, th...

Enter into the lives of two accomplished Maya weavers as they accept the challenge of weaving traditional blouses or huipiles in less than 90 days, from the purchase of threads to the last stitch. Manuela Canil Ren of Chichicastenango and Esperanza Pérez of San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, expertly share the art of back-strap weaving at its finest and most colorful. They also offer touch...

The highlands of Guatemala radiate brilliantly colored clothing and artisan products. Gustavus Eisen's 1902 collection of photographs and textiles at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California/Berkeley, provides a starting point to examine Maya weaving during the ensuing decades. Interwoven with examples through the century and stunning footage of present day Maya, th...

This video is part of a series on Q'eqchi'-Maya backstrap weavers of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, produced by the educational nonprofit Endangered Threads Documentaries as background research for the documentary "Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient Maya Weaving," © 2018. It focuses on weavers of Campat, in the department of San Juan Chamelco. © 2016.

Una entrevista con Chooz Macz, uno de los líderes de la comunidad Q'eqchi'-Maya de Sanimtacá, ubicada en la municipalidad de Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. (© 2016)

This 2016 video includes English translation for a interview with Chooz Macz, a Q'eqchi'-Maya leader and activist in the rural community of Sanimtacá in the municipality of Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. It was made as part of the research for the documentary "Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient Maya Weaving," © 2018 by Endangered Threads Documentaries, an educational nonprofit.

This 2016 video is an interview with the late textile collector Leslie Hempstead Fairhurst in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, where she lived for many decades. It is part of the research for the documentary "Sheer Elegance: Surviving Strands of Ancient Maya Weaving," © by the educational nonprofit Endangered Threads Documentaries. The interview took place in 2006, with Cheryl Guerrero acting as...

Raymond E Senuk: Observations on Guatemalan Textiles

Backstrap Weavers of Alta Verapaz: Se'b'ob' (English)

Backstrap Weavers of Alta Verapaz: María Candelária Putul Caal (English)

Liz Frey on Learning to Weave Pikb'il (English)

Christina Halperin PhD: Translucent Weaves in the Classic Maya Era (250-900 CE) (English)

Modern Maya Weavers of Guatemala (Visual & Music only)

Languages of the Maya (Multiple languages)

Pikb'il Weaving in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (Visuals & Music)