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“This is Rosa and me. She lives in Zinacantan and graciously agreed to teach me backstrap weaving, and afterwards she ended up giving me her loom. You can buy packages of pre-made sticks, but she just uses twigs and a belt, tied to a tree. I’m going to do a one-week workshop in San Jose teaching people how to do backstrap weaving, which is something almost nobody does — especially in the U.S.”