Videos of Handicrafts in Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapas Tourism Video:


Good video of weaving in Chiapas:


Weaver really gives her all to the loom!


Wood carvers in Chiapas (Spanish):


Carver making a mask:


Stone Carver working on Mayan pieces:


Microcredit program helping women weavers:

Guatemalan Weaving, Videos

A short documentary about the work that MayaWorks does with Mayan artisans in Guatemala.


Impact Ministries employs a couple, Carlos and Encarnacion, who weaves table sets (napkins,
placemats, and table runners. A Zaakistan Production






At the lakeside of lake Atitlan in Guatemala a group of weavers are producing a new line of products meant for the European market. In the film the designer Heidi Winge Strøm and two of the guatemalean weavers are telling about the proces of using natural wool in weaving and develop new products. The film is part of a webside that will present and promote their products.

Navajo Weaving Videos

Cute interview with a little weaver.

Interesting look into Navajo life with some footage of weaving and dye preparation.

Navajo Mother Teaches Son to Weave





WEAVING WORLDS highlights the untold stories of the personalities and characters involved in the making and selling of Navajo rugs. The film presents a compelling and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through the art of weaving in the face of increased globalization.

Wounaan: Culture in Crisis Video

Good documentary about the Wounaan in Panama, their struggle to maintain their forests, the connection they make with ecology, handicrafts and sustainability. Shows some footage of their basket weaving. Spanish with English subtitles.