Ixkoqa Textile products made in backstrap loom, and bead products
All the products in This Catalog were hand made,by the women of Ixkoqa.
Beads
Accesories Ixkoqa Cooperative was established in 1992 by a group of women who bacame widows as a resolt of the arm conflict which took place in Guatemala during the years of 1978-1996. The goal of the Group is to improve their economic situation,and at the same time to preserve and to promote the traditions and worldview of the Mayan people of Solola. These women are artists, Entrepreneurships and leaders among their community. They also take part in a variety of projects for women promotion in Guatemala,which allows them to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in order to fit in and promote themselves in a changing modern world, while preserving their traditional values. The name Ixcoqa means Rainbows, and represents the veraety of colors that their textiles and other products are known for.
Rings
Rings 1.50$
25 Q
Flower bracelet 1.50 $
racelet B
Stone bracelets 4.50$
25 Q
15 threads bracelets 2.50 $ 16X3 Cm
Flowers bracelets 2X20 Cm
2.50$
eras fWire Wire bracelet Wide:20X2 Cm
4.50$
Star bracelet Wide:X Cm
4.50$
25 Q
u d P Worm bracelets 4.50$ 2X14 Cm
Tube bracelete 3.00 $
Bracelets with a flower 3.50$
25
Bix bracelets
Nawal bracelets
4.50$ Wide:5X14 Cm
3.50$
Hairpin
25 Q
Bead
Earrings
Earings
3.00$
25 Q
Earings
3.50$
Earings
3.00$
1.50$
Doll earings 3.50$
necklac 25 Q
ball Necklace Wide:X Cm
5.00$
stone Necklace
5.00$
Wide:X Cm
Leaf Necklace 5.00$
Tube Necklace 7.50$ Wide:X Cm
collar necklace
9.00$
Necklace/belt 8.00$ Wide:X Cm
Tie Necklace 6.50$
Flower ring 2.50$
3.00$
key
Rings
Bead
Loom
Bead
Belts Wide:5.5X90 Cm
Bead
Walet 6.50 $
7X11 Cm 7.5X9.5 Cm
Bead
Purse 8.00$
Wide:X Cm
Q
Bolsas De
Recycled
These products were made from recycled plastic bags. They were weaved in a back strap loom with threads. The preparation time of one bag is around 3 days. This activity helps reduce the contamination of the environment in their community. The process
Recicled bag
34X36 Cm
The women are collecting nylon bags or pieces of nylon that were thrown away. After finding the right colors of bags for their design, they wash the nylons, dry them’ and cut them into equal pieces. The rest of the process is the same as the regular weaving process. The right threads are found in order to match the colors of the nylon bags. After wards the textile is being prepared on the ordinador,is transferred to the loom.
12.00 $
recicled wallet
3.50$ 10.5X19 (closed:9.5)
Q
recicled wallet 3.50$
Recicled hand bag 22X20 Cm
5.00$
39X29 Cm
Recicled bag with ziper
13.00$
The Textiles of Ixkoqa are high qualiety products made from the best yarn (Rio blabco) and are hand made by back strap loom. Before the begining of weaving, The yarn is being immersed in a special solusion in order to save the fibers from braking, and make the fabric more resistant. Every girl in the comunity learn how to weave when she is about eight years old. They do so buy watching their mothers and making their own cloths. When they are good enough, they can sell the cloths they are making to others. Not every women can create her own patterns. Some women has more natural creativity while others prefer to coppy patterns they like from others. When a women wants to copy someone elses design, she should ask her permission and pay her for it. An average traje making takes about a month. Every women has around five or six Trajes, which last about 10- 15 years. The childrens trajes’ are past between them.
back strap
Loom
In order to preper the inicial design, the yarns are stretched around an ordinador (conoaa’l en kakchiquel). The yarns are arranged according to the desired design, in order for the weaver to be able to see if she is pleased with it. After the design is made, the yarns are transferred to the back strap loom.
Decorationso
design
In the past. The women of lake Atitlan weren’t able to read and write. Weaving was their way to express their thoughts and imaginations. The paterns they traditionally used were taken from their natural inviroment-plantes, leaves, animals wings and hair combs. Today women have more variety of patterns like stars, volcano, animal footsteps, human figuers and letters representing their locality. Also the colors have changes during the years. Traditionally womens’ cortes (traditional skirts) were made only in black and white, with a small colored decoration. Today a lot of the women are using whatever color they desire according to their imagination.
a wipil 45.00$ X Cm
a wipil sleave 20.00$ 56X36 Cm
13.00$
Scarfs and shawls
22.00$
19.00$
Textil belt 7X230 Cm
20.00 $ 13$
6.00 $ 29X15.5 Cm
Bags
9.50 $
9.50 $
9.50 $
Hand
24X25 Cm
24X25 Cm
7.00
Tipical decoration 8.00$
19X19 Cm
5.00 $
30X27 Cm
13.00
21X21 Cm
8.00 $
19X19 cm
5.00 $
21X21Cm
8.00 $
9.00 $
28X27.5 Cm
32X27 Cm
9.50 $
9.50 $
31X27 Cm
9.50 $
30X20 Cm
Photos & design: Adi Mohel
Contacts Adress: Cooperativa El Tablon, Solola Email: Ixkoqa@yahoo.com /adi.mohel@gmail.com Tel: 58601332,41953346 (Julia Par)