Hand-Woven Nahuala Guatemalan Vintage Huipil, Authentic shops Handmade Cat Embroidered Huipil Blouse

Hand-Woven Nahuala shops Guatemalan Vintage Huipil, Authentic Handmade Cat Embroidered Blouse

Width:32”

Length: 30”

A woman may spend months weaving a single huipil when complex techniques or designs are required. Through the choices of design, material and finishing technique, information can be read about the weaver's birth-place, religious background, social position, weaving skill, and personality. Indigenous women can read the complex encoded messages in each other's huipiles at a glance..

The foundation fabric is cotton, the blue threads dyed with indigo. The small bird designs were added during the weaving process using the technique of supplemental-weft brocading. They were made using artificial silk (rayon or orlon embroidery floss) and polished cotton.