Spend a few hours at Chok'ojol Juyu, a weaving school in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, learning from their weavers. You will dye with pericón and cochineal and see how six different colors come from just two plants. Then, you will sit at the backstrap loom and weave your own bracelet.
What's Included
Round-trip transportation from Antigua.
2-hour workshop with the weavers of Chok'ojol Juyu.
Dyeing with pericón and cochineal: six colors from two plants.
1-hour introduction to the backstrap loom, using threads dyed with plants at GRACIA.
All materials. Instruction sheets explaining the process and a bag to carry everything.
What You Take With You
Your dyed skeins in your color of choice.
A scrunchie dyed in your color of choice.
Bracelet woven by you.
With Whom The weavers of Chok'ojol Juyu, who teach weaving at their school in San Antonio Aguas Calientes. 10% of the annual profits from this workshop support weaving classes at the school for local children, so the tradition stays alive in new generations.
Details
Group: 1 to 12 people.
Duration: 2 hours of workshop, plus approx. 1 hour of transport.
Meeting point: in front of Luana Antigua, or another point in the historic center of Antigua; send us an email.
Language: Spanish, with very little English. Spanish is also a second language for most of the weavers, so we ask for patience and curiosity from both sides. Includes printed English translation guides.
Photos: you are welcome to document the entire process.
Available Monday through Saturday, in the afternoon.
Dates cannot be changed after booking. All bookings are final sale.
