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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 603907, member: 45"]While <i>traditional</i> Guatemalan weaving was primarily done with cotton, today, with the modern tourist trade and export markets, most yarn is purchased rather than handspun, and can include wool and acrylics. </p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like the warp is cotton, and possibly even the weft, but it is difficult to tell from the photos. But yes, Guatemalan weavers do use wool, if that's what sells. It tends to be a little more expensive, however, which explains why even acrylics are used today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 603907, member: 45"]While [I]traditional[/I] Guatemalan weaving was primarily done with cotton, today, with the modern tourist trade and export markets, most yarn is purchased rather than handspun, and can include wool and acrylics. It looks like the warp is cotton, and possibly even the weft, but it is difficult to tell from the photos. But yes, Guatemalan weavers do use wool, if that's what sells. It tends to be a little more expensive, however, which explains why even acrylics are used today.[/QUOTE]
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