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Oaxaca Indigenous Textiles: Preservation or Adaptation
A group of Mexicanos and gringos gathered on Monday evening in the city for the Oaxaca preview of “Weaving a Curve” movie and to see the latest work of Federico Chavez Sosa, master weaver … more →
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Oaxaca Indigenous Textiles: Preservation or Adaptation
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ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: A group of Mexicanos and gringos gathered on Monday evening in the city for the Oaxaca preview of … more →
They Speak Huave Here: A Day in San Mateo del Mar
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ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: It is difficult to hear Francisca Palafox Herran speak over the sound of the wind. She is the weave … more →
Oaxaca Guelaguetza 2009 Extravaganza Extraordinaire
ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: At 1:30 p.m. Eric dropped me and Janet off at the base of the amphitheatre for the 5 p.m. performanc … more →
Remigio Mestas Describes a Handwoven Textile: Video
ValleyGirl wrote 9 months ago: I’m experimenting with iMovie and made the subtitles tonight. Here is a discussion I had with … more →
Silkworms in Oaxaca
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ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Sunday, August 18, Teotitlan del Valle: I’m behind the wheel of the aging blue Toyota truck, f … more →
Discuenta: Shopping Smart in Oaxaca
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ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Hay una discuenta? Is there a discount? I often ask, and find that a shop keeper could offer from 10 … more →
Graduation Fiesta at the Elementary School
ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: We walked up to the Presa (reservoir) that day, it was a Friday, very early before it got too hot, a … more →
Sewing Lesson: Making a Huipil From Indigenous Cloth
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ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: I’m in love with the book, Taller Flora by Carla Fernandez. In it she describes the various ways of … more →
Cochineal: A Very Short Story of "RED"
ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Wars have been waged, tributes paid, and civilizations overturned because of cochineal. Cochineal is … more →
Tapestry Traditions & Textures by Tricia Goldberg
ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Tricia Goldberg first met Federico Chavez, his son Eric and daughter Janet, in April 2007, when they … more →
Pigtails, Ribbons & Aprons: Las Abuelas
ValleyGirl wrote 1 year ago: Las Abuelas (Ah-bway-lahz), the grandmothers, come together at Teotitlan market every morning to sho … more →
