For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today ...

Explore the amazing story of the Maya textile arts! Join Ana-Maria Zaugg of the Friends of the Ixchel Museum (FOIM) and Anthropologist Barbara Knoke as they discuss the act of weaving as a living ...

The teaser, narrated by Weaving, opens with a powerful line: “For those who control the bard, control everything.” The trailer introduces audiences to the philosophical and epic scope of Maya — “the ...

ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10) — A group of women in Guatemala has been passing down the tradition of weaving for more than two thousand years. It’s a tradition that Mayan Hands, a nonprofit in Albany, is on a ...

An introduction to Mayan Backstrap weaving. Weavers demonstrate and guide participants throughout the production process, practiced for over 2,000 years by Indigenous Maya women in Central America.

The first taste of this epic universe comes in the form of their sci-fi fantasy novel, MAYA: Seed Takes Root, whose opening chapter has been narrated by none other than Hollywood legend Hugo Weaving, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Growing up in Maryland, Regan Billingsley was surrounded by Provençal flourishes and Parisian flair thanks to the decorating whims of her Francophile mother. But today, a different country and culture ...

A Chapel Hill church will sell handwoven clothing and decorations Saturday to benefit the Mayan Indians in the western highlands of Guatemala. The 22nd annual Mayan Weaving Sale will be hosted by the ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...

Matrix and Lord of the Rings star narrates the teaser for the MAYA Narrative Universe by Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon. The teaser of MAYA- the new project made by filmmaker Anand Gandhi (Ship of ...