Lake Atitlan Guatemala Hand Made Yarns

Lake Atitlan Guatemala Hand Made Yarns are unique in every way. Cotton locally grown, white and brown cotton is used. The dies are all natural, and once set the Yarn, or Fabric produced will not run and fade over time, like machine produced Yarns.

If you would like to order spools of Hand Made Yarn from us please send us an e-mail with detailed information on the Color and the planned use of the Yarn and we will supply a quote and time to produce the Yarn. All products are hand made and thus 2 weeks lead time is required.

Lake Atitlan Guatemala Hand Made Yarns from the weavers in San Juan La Laguna is also different then the weaving’s, fabrics and yarns found throughout Guatemala. In San Juan the weavers use natural dyeing techniques that have been passed down through the generation.  Their natural dyeing techniques include using pepper, achiote, coconut shells, tree bark, and many other natural products.  The colors turn out in softer hues.

We support the Weaving Co-Operatives of the Village of San Juan and other Villages around Lake Atitlan Guatemala by promoting Lake Atitlan Guatemala Hand Made Yarns. We also support Trading in a means that maximizes the profits for the woman of the Co-Ops by providing an on-lines means for awareness of the Hand Made Yarns they produce and to empower the woman to have an on-line business.

Lake Atitlan Hand Made Yarns

In the women’s weaving cooperative that I visited they demonstrated the process from raw cotton, spinning the thread, dying it with natural dyes and then weaving.  If you want to purchase truly hand made products of the finest quality San Juan is the place.

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, and ropemaking.

Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing.

Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for hand or machine embroidery