Kakaw Designs
We offer textile workshops + travels and reinvest in rural production in Guatemala.
Studio located in Antigua Guatemala.
Find us at kakawdesigns.com
Randa embroidery tutorial: How to alternate thread colors
Meet Sucy, backstrap weaving teacher at Kakaw Designs
Backstrap Weaving demonstration: Plain Weave by Sucy
Meet Melany, new backstrap weaving teacher!
Pikbil 1: Warping
Tejido brocado de telar de cintura con Doña Cristina
Telar de Cintura con Sucy, Antigua Guatemala
How to use the "pepenado" sticks for brocade
What’s the difference between Kakaw's weaving and warping classes?
How to finish your backstrap loom / remove your weaving (Part 2/2)
How to finish your backstrap loom / remove your weaving (Part 1/2)
How to "unweave" to correct mistakes on a backstrap loom
How to fix your "chocoy" string heddle
Faja weave demonstration by Irma
Meet Cristina, master weaver and teacher from Santo Domingo Xenacoj, Guatemala
How to open and roll up your backstrap loom
The meaning behind the embroidery of Sumpango, Guatemala
Claribel nos cuenta sobre los barriletes en Sumpango Guatemala
Warping for a wall hanging loom
Meet Everilda, talented backstrap weaver and teacher
Textile Travels in Guatemala with Kakaw Designs
Chocoy (string heddle) setup practice on a backstrap loom
Backstrap weaving: Troubleshooting for plain weave 1