Oxlajuj B'atz' ---- Thirteen Threads ---- Trece Hilos

San Rafael

This group is located in Baja Verapaz Department and is made up of 30 women weavers. They have been working together for 10 years. They make high quality tablecloths, scarves, shawls, etc., often using a lace technique called leno to add finishing touches to their products. In 2009, they participated in a natural dying workshop at Indigo Artes Textiles in Antigua and learned how to dye thread using plants and other natural resources and are currently working on new designs using naturally dyed thread.