Mayan Women Weavers

Introducing the Olympic Mountain Earthwisdom Circle (OMEC) and their partnership with the Women’s Weavers of Casa Flor Ixcaco.

OMEC, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to inspire a sacred and responsible relationship with the earth and to preserve ancient wisdom ways, recognizes Casa Flor Ixcaco as an authentic women’s co-op with a mission aligned with OMEC’s. You can find the women’s weaving co-op handmade textiles at events throughout the country that support and reflect OMEC’s mission. The women acknowledge the positive energy they transmit to the world through their back-strap loom weaving, as passed down from Maya ancestors.

More about the Maya Women Weavers
Casa Flor Ixcaco was founded in 1996 by Teresa Ujpan Perez when she organized five women in the community to found Casa Flor Ixcaco. Today this women’s weaving co-op provides a livelihood for over 100 community members and stands as a direct source of economic activity for 34 women. The women explain that as they weave, they are working with ‘the energy’ – the energy of nature and the Earth and of the feminine womb, which they radiate out to the world through their textiles.

Dedicated to Authenticity
Casa Flor Ixcaco makes all their products with 100% organic cotton grown in the local mountain, using age-old techniques to turn the cotton into threads for weaving. All natural color dyes are used from plants, flowers, trees, and spices, no chemicals, to help preserve the environment. All methods used in creating the fabrics, and the understandings of how to transmit energy through their weaving work with the backstrap loom, have been passed down from their ancestors for many generations and are dedicated to continuing and preserving the tradition.

The Vista Natural Wellness Center is proud to support both of these organizations! Visit our shop to learn more and to purchase these beautiful handmade textiles.