Wrap Around Skirts made for Oh My Maya

Getting ready for a trip to Guatemala with the major goal of setting up a project with the seamstresses trained by Mayan Families to make wrap around skirts!

Since the skirts we brought back from summer vacation were so popular, we’ve decided to make them a permanent addition to our store.  Mayan Families has a tailor on staff who trains women to sew to expand their skill set, and a group of six of these Maya women are excited to make skirts for OMM.

A Sample Wrap Around Skirt

I’ll be going to Guatemala February 1-6 to meet with the women, discuss design details, pick out fabric and figure out shipping.  I’ll also return to San Juan La Laguna for more beautiful textiles from the womens’ cooperatives there.  We also need to purchase more fabulous beaded jewelry, so it’s going to be a busy four days on the ground!

This trip is made possible by OMM’s anonymous angel who sees the value in small projects that can hopefully lead to bigger projects and believes in OMM’s win-win-win mission – the artisans to whom we pay fair trade prices earn desperately needed income, all proceeds are donated to worthy charitable projects, and our customers get some really awesome and unique products.  Stay tuned for the announcement of when we have these wrap around skirts in stock!