What Mayan Boutique is known for
Mayan Boutique sells handmade Guatemalan textiles from a family shop near the Arc Street in Antigua Guatemala. Family members weave the cloth using techniques passed down through generations, and women from neighbouring villages also supply designs. Everything is made by hand from 100% cotton and 100% leather, from clothing to bedspreads.
Mayan Boutique is a family textile business in Antigua Guatemala, located near the Arc Street at 3a Calle Poniente. Each textile is handmade by members of the family, who learned the craft in childhood at home and pass the knowledge from generation to generation. Cloth becomes clothing and costumes as well as decorations and shoes, and the range extends to bags and bedspreads, to cushion covers and to table decorations and jewelry. The shop describes its work as a social responsibility. Beyond the family, it invites women from neighbouring villages to present their textile designs and earn an income from them. The stated goal is to conserve the heritage of Maya art by using the same techniques and traditions, so every product is made entirely by hand. Materials are limited to 100% leather and 100% cotton in natural colour. The boutique presents itself as an artistic and cultural representation of Guatemala, with textiles full of life and colour. An online shop ships the same pieces abroad, and the family also lists handmade organic colours and Christmas items among its categories.
Best for — Guatemalan artisanal fashion and textiles showcasing the country's multiethnic and multicultural artistic
Guatemala
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