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Help support the Mixtec weavers, dyers and gourd carvers of Pinotepa de Don Luis by purchasing one of their products, so they don't have to flee to the US!

In the community of Pinotepa de Don Luis, situated on the Costa Chica of Oaxaca, artisans of Mixtec origin, masters in the art of weaving on back-strap looms, weave beautiful cloth that they use in different types of dress. There is the posahuanco which is a type of skirt of pre-hispanic origin; the huipil, a tunic dress used for special occasions; and the reboso, a shawl used by the women both fo

r warmth and to carry things, including their babies! The women weavers of this community have formed a cooperative called “Tixinda” which has over 60 women, both young and old, who are passing down the 3,000+ year old tradition of spinning and weaving from one generation to the next. In addition to producing their traditional dress, Tixinda also produces table linens, bed linens, throw pillows and bags, using both traditional and contemporary designs. The men of this town struggle to preserve a pre-hispanic practice of dyeing hand spun cotton with the ancient purple dye tixinda which is milked from the nearly extinct purpura pansa mollusk, which lives in a few sacred bays along the coast of Oaxaca. Illegal poaching has nearly decimated these snails. The weavers also dye their thread with cochinilla, a red dye derived from thousands of crushed female beetles which grow on the nopal cactus; and the blues and blacks of the native anil or indigo plant. The women of Tixinda hand spin the cotton thread with a spindle called a malacate. Both natural white cotton and the rare, brown coyuchi cotton are grown in this town and are spun into thread and painstakingly woven on back-strap looms by the women of this community. It takes about two weeks of preparation and spinning to produce 1 kilo of cotton thread, and approximately 3 months to weave a traditional huipil using 4 kilos of thread, which is why their textiles are prized by museums and collectors! The Mixtec women of Tixinda are proud to offer their weavings to world. By supporting them you can help keep them at home weaving, instead of fleeing to El Norte to make their living. This is a reverse migration project of www.laabogadadelpueblo.org

For more information please contact immigrant’s rights attorney Patrice Perillie
US(646)290-5544 Mexico (954)102-1792, [email protected]

22/04/2026

Come visit buy your own piece with the rare tixinda dye. Visit us at Booth 73 at the International Folk Art Market . ! Santa Fe NM. JULY 9-12 2026.

22/04/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/science/marine-snails-mexico-indigenous-textiles.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Que viva la tixinda!

Scientists are debating the classification of threatened mollusks that an Indigenous community relies on for their way of life.

06/02/2026

05/02/2026

Amada and Teofila are setting up infront of the ! They will be there until 5pm today and tomorrow morning! Today is Amada's birthday and tomorrow is Teofila's birthday! Stop by and wish them Feliz Cumpleaños!

03/02/2026

Preparing for Carnaval!

03/02/2026

Anyone want to go to Carnaval?

03/02/2026

Que Viva la Tixinda!

💜 El teñido con caracol púrpura es una práctica ancestral que representa identidad, resistencia cultural y sabiduría comunitaria.

Este 28 de enero reconocemos a las tintoreras y los tintoreros de Pinotepa de Don Luis, guardianas y guardianes de un conocimiento centenario que se transmite de generación en generación, en equilibrio y respeto con la naturaleza.

Desde la Secretaría de Interculturalidad, Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas y Afromexicanas del Estado de Oaxaca, honramos esta herencia viva del pueblo mixteco, símbolo de la riqueza cultural de Oaxaca.

📷 Redes

Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca Salomón Jara Cruz Coordinación de Comunicación Social del Gobierno de Oaxaca

02/02/2026

If you missed Dreamweavers last Sunday here's your chance! Amada and Teofila will be selling in front of the this Thursday afternoon! Stop by and say hello!

28/01/2026

More scenes from Sunday's 15th Annual Dreamweavers ExpoVenta!

26/01/2026

I want to thank all 300+ of you who showed up to support our 15th Annual Dreamweavers Expo Venta yesterday! You opened your hearts and wallets to us making it our best show since COVID! The weavers and artisans wanted me to express their gratitude to all of you! I'll be posting pics as I go through them. But here's a few to get started

25/01/2026

TODAY Don't miss our 15th Annual Dreamweavers Weaving Exhibition and Sale!

10AM Doors Open
11am Directors Report
11:15 Doc. 'Posohuancos" (12 min)
11: 30 Presentation of Awards to "Best Young Weaver" and "Best Handspun Weaving"
12: 00 Doc. "Colores de la Costa" (17 min) Q+A
12:30 Report from the Cooperative of Tintoreros del Caracol Purpura
4pm Doors Close

Please help support these incredible artisans raise money so they can travel to the prestigious International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe NM this July!

Sponsored by A reverse migration project--"If we western women wore more huipiles, weavers would weave in their homes instead of cleaning ours!"

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+529541021792

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http://www.laabogadadelpueblo.org/

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