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Weaving Zapotec Dreamsin OaxacaZapotec Weaving,Ancient Ruins,With 5 Daysof Hands-OnWeaving& an OptionalNaturalDyeing & DollWorkshopExtension!Chocolate, Mezcal,Mole & MoreJanuary 19 - 30, 2022
Loom DancerOdysseys“Weaving together uncommon journeyswith hands-on experience”Dear Fellow Adventurer,As an avid explorer and a weaver, I feelthere is a timeless connection betweenthese two passions. For the past 28 years,with my adventure travel company,NatureQuest, we have shown countlesstravelers the many treasures of this planet.I decided to combine my travel industryexpertise with my love for, andappreciation of, weaving to createaffordable hands-on weaving workshopsaround the world.Each odyssey focuses on, and explores indepth, the various weaving centers of theworld. These journeys offer the discoveryof colorful destinations combined with anopportunity for a "hands on" fiber artsexperience in the style and tradition of thatcountry with master artisans. These aresmall group, intimate travel experienceslimited to just a handful of travelers. I willlead each odyssey so I invite you to join mefor the textile experience of a lifetime!In the Spirit of Adventure and Creativity,Cari Sample MalverDirectorMeet Our LocalWeaving Mentors Felipe Hernandez & FamilyOne of the most renowned weavers ofZapotec rugs, Felipe, like many of theweavers of the community, began weavingat age 13. He has carried on the traditionby teaching his three sons how to card,spin and weave. Felipe has been able tosupport his family with his weaving afterhe was discovered by a buyer from theUnited States to whom he has providedrugs for more than 10 years. Felipe weavesfive hours every day from 4 AM – 9AM. Heis a master dyer who expertly producesrose, blueberry and peach shades and isone of the few weavers in Teotitlán thatthat dyes for custom orders. Weavingremains Felipe’s passion. He says thateven if he had different opportunities inanother life, he would first and foremostbe a weaver.The ItineraryDay 1: Arrive Oaxaca CityDays 2-3: Exploring Colorful Oaxaca CityDay 4: The Ancient Ruins of Monte Alban, Markets andTeotitlánDay 5: Mitla Ruins and MarketsDays 6-10: Weaving with Felipe & FamilyDay 11: Local Markets: Ceramics, Textiles,Embroidery, Wooden Carvings and much more Day 12: Flights Home
Wednesday, January 19To OaxacaToday you fly from your home to Oaxaca (most flights arrive around 9PM). Upon arrival, you will be greetedand transferred to the charming hotel, Parador San Miguel. This hotel is a colonial-era home that has beentransformed into a lovely hotel. With only 19 rooms and filled with Old World details, a tranquil leafy innerpatio, stained glass and an elegant restaurant, it is an oasis in the city. Overnight at Parador San Miguel.(Meals on flights)www.paradorsanmigueloaxaca.comThursday, January 20Exploring Oaxaca CityToday we will have a half day guided tour of Oaxaca City offering a historical perspective on thisfascinating city with time to explore on your own. This evening, we enjoy a private reception at afascinating museum. Overnight at Parador San Miguel. (No meals included)Friday, January 21Free Day in Oaxaca CityToday you have a free day to explore this fascinating city at your leisure. Oaxaca City literally overflows withhandicrafts with a variety of colorful native markets which are considered the city’s heart and soul. Overnightat Parador San Miguel. We will have the opportunity for an optional group dinner tonight. (No meals included)Saturday, January 22Monte Alban & To the Valle de TeotitlánThe Zapotec civilization was one of the earliest complex societies in Mesoamerica. This area is a beautifultreasury of colorful markets, bucolic handicrafts villages, and ancient archeological sites; some of which wewill explore. East, west, and south of the city lie countless artistic and archeological wonders.
We will be picked up by our private driver this morning and be driven into the Valley of Oaxaca. This is alandscape of a mountain-rimmed patchwork of fertile fields, rivers and streams located within the SierraMadre Mountains.En route, we will visit Monte Albán, considered the“must-see” archeological site in Oaxaca. MountAlbán ranks among Mesoamerica’s most regallymagnificent ruined cities where its vibrant civilizatonreigned from 500 BC – 750 BC.Situated on a mountain 1,315 feet above the OaxacaValley, Monte Alban (mohn-the ahl bahn) was oncethe holy city of more than 30,000 Zapotecs. It is thearea’s most interesting and extensively excavatedruin, yet it is estimated that only about 10% of thesite has yet been uncovered.Our ultimate destination today is Teotitlán del Valle,which means “Place of the Gods” and is world famous forits weavings. Weaving in this village dates back to500BC. Currently there are more than 100 weavingworkshops here. Our lodging host will be DemetrioBautista Lazo, master weaver and part of a family thathas been weaving for generations. We will stay at hisB&B on the outskirts of town. La Cúpula is a quaintMoorish-style villa with incredible views of the SierraJuarez Mountains and will be our home for the next 7nights while we weave and explore. (D)www.teotitlan.comOaxaca 2017 Weavers
Sunday, January 23Teotitlan, Tlacaloula Market & MitlaEarly this morning, we will visit the colorful local square in Teotitlan and its dailymarket. It is unlikely we will see any tourists at this quaint traditional shopping meccawhere the locals come to shop and socialize. It is alive with traditional sights, smellsand sounds of this charming small village.From here we travel to another colorfulmarket experience, Tlacaloula Market,one of Oaxaca’s largest and oldestmarkets. Locals from all around theregion come to this market for dailysupplies and food. They can purchaseeverything from a yoke for their ox tolive turkeys for their Sunday dinner.We’ll spend a couple of hours wanderingaround this lively venue.In the afternoon, we have anothercultural treat in store; this time theancient Zapotec ruins of Mitla (“Place ofthe Dead” in Zapotec) which features five ruins clusters and was at its height at AD1350. We will see the stone carvings that are found in the designs of traditional Zapotec Weavings. You mightwant to photograph them for inspiration in theweaving you will begin tomorrow.The rest of the afternoon is free to explore the sightsand shops of Teotitlan, design your weaving, orsimply relax.Overnight atLaCúpula.(B,D)
Our creations from 2019
Monday – Friday, January 24 – 28Weaving Workshopwith Felipe Hernandez & FamilyWe will spend five glorious days weaving in the incrediblesetting of Teotitlan. Working on two and four heddle looms,Felipe will teach us the Zapotec style of weaving tapetes.Using Felipe’s naturally dyed wool, we will each create apiece of our own.Each morning we will be treated to a delicious breakfast prepared byDemetrio’s wife at La Cupula. She is an amazing chef and teaches cookingclasses featuring traditional Zapotec dishes. The rest of the day is ours toweave. Felipe’s wife Maria prepares a delicious lunch each day featuringsome of the best soups in Oaxaca. Light dinners are prepared in ourkitchen at La Cupula each evening.Some days (depending on eachweaver’s progress) might includean opportunity to visit some of thecolorful local sites (optional,additional cost).Right in ourbackyard, nearly every Teotitlánhouse is a mini-factory where thefamilies card, spin and dye wool.One evening we will visit a localcooperative shop, Mujeres QueTejan (Women Who Weave) which features the work of 28 womenweavers. Overnight at La Cúpula. (B,L,D Daily)
Saturday, January 29Exploring Oaxaca’s Outstanding HandicraftsOn our way back to Oaxaca City we have a variety of treats in storeen route. This morning we visit a cochineal farm where we canobserve how the cactus is cultivated with these fascinating beetlesto create magnificent red dyes. From here we will visit SanAntonia Castillo Velasco which is famous for its lovely embroidery.A stop at San Martín Tilcajete introduces us to alebrijes, the primesource for fanciful wooden creatures found the world over. SanBartolo Coyotepec is renowned for its black pottery (barro negro)which is sold throughout Mexico. In the evening we will return toOaxaca City and Parador San Miguel, where we may enjoy afarewell dinner andovernight. (B)Or begin theNatural Dyeing &Doll Workshop.See Page 12 fordetails Mezcal TastingOaxaca’s Special Cheese
Happy Hour at La CupulaBuying aprons at the Teotitlan MarketA little finishing work
Sunday, January 30Flight HomeThis morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flighthome. (No meals included)Loom Dancer Weaving OdysseysPlease be advised that many of the flights to Oaxaca City arrive latein the evening and depart early in the morning. We would be happyto offer recommendations for booking your air travel.does not believe in large group, bargain or“ordinary” tours. Instead, we strive toimmerse the discerning and adventuroustraveler into the wondrous world of globalfiber arts with quality cultural encounters.Our typical group size is limited to 10-12participants to allow for a more hands-on,intimate travel experience.As with all true adventures, these itineraries are subject to changewithout notice based on a variety of factors. AlthoughNatureQuest/Loom Dancer Weaving Odysseys will do our best toadhere to the scheduled itinerary, we are all at the mercy of MotherNature and varying weather conditions. As is the case with all trueadventures, your itinerary should be considered an approximation ofactivities only. The itinerary may be changed subject to unexpectedand worthwhile opportunities, weather, group desires, andcircumstances beyond our control, etc. NatureQuest/Loom DancerWeaving Odysseys and its guides reserve the right to alter theitinerary without prior notice. Also please be aware that anyvoluntary changes on your part to your itinerary while in Mexico willbe made at your own expense.o We invite you to join us; be a traveler,o not a tourist.Land Costs Include: 11 Nights Accommodation based on double occupancy;single accommodations available with supplementMeals as designated in the itinerary (B Breakfast,L Lunch, D Dinner)5 Days of Textile Workshops including use of the loom and all materials and equipment!Airport transfers as indicatedPrivate sightseeing tours with bilingual guide–entrance feesAll applicable service charges and taxes (excluding some international or domestic airport departure taxes)Pre-departure materials including a customized Travel Guide containing destination information, travel tips, andcultural primerLand Costs Exclude: Cost:International air transportationAny item not specifically included in your program including all snacks, extra personal beverages & bottledwater, etc. other than during designated meals, alcoholic beveragesTips for your guide, ground staff, drivers, hotel porters and other service staffAdditional Insurance of any kind: including trip cancellation/interruption/delay, air ticket cancelation, additionalmedical, and lost baggage insurance; any and all expenses resulting from delays arising beyond our directcontrol due to bad weather, trail, river, sea, and/or road conditions, sickness, civil unrest, government action; orany other transportation delays for any reason beyond our direct control; optional activities, free-day activities,including any additional stopover arrangements not specifically included in the itinerary. We can makeadditional arrangements for you. Extra charges will apply. 2,495 Per Person Based on Double OccupancyFor those wishing single accommodations: Single Supplement 595We highly recommend purchasing additional insurance, including trip cancellation.We provide details in our Registration Packet.
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** Plus **An Optional 3 Day Natural Dyeingand “Move Over Barbie”, A Fiber Sculpture WorkshopIn this exclusive workshop, we will learn the ancient traditionof natural dyeing with Zapotec weaver and dyer, Demetrio.We will work with cochineal, indigo, Spanish moss, wildchamomile, pecan leaves, pomegranate, marigolds andanchiote. Using these materials, we can create colorful dyesto use making in our doll sculptures with amazing artistRebecca Severide.Demetrio Bautista Lazo grew up at his parents’knees weaving rugs using the popular aniline dyesof the 1960’s and 1970’s. But times have changedand so has the marketplace. While Demetrio looksforward with his innovative weaving designs, he islooking back generations for the rich hues and dyingtechniques of his ancestors. The results are rugs that seemto embrace both the future and the past. For Demetrio, theprocess of making a rug begins far above the village. It ishere in the high meadowlands that he comes to gather theflowers and herbs that he uses to make many of the dyes forhis tapetes.“I am obsessed with dyes,” Demetrio confides. “Every dayI am working to create some special colors. I have somevery interesting experiments that I am conducting usingdifferent kinds of minerals.” We are very fortunate to beable to gain knowledge and expertise from Demetrio’spassion for natural dyeing.
Saturday - Monday, January 29 - 31In this exclusive workshop in Teotitlan, first we will learn the ancient tradition of natural dyeing with MasterZapotec weaver and dyer, Demetrio Bautista Lazo working with natural elements. These may include cochineal,indigo, Spanish moss, wild chamomille, pecan leaves, pomegranate, marigolds and anchiote. Using these materials,we can create many colorful dyed yarns to incorporate into our wonderful dolls over the next few days.
Our creations from the 2019 workshop
Our creations from the 2018 workshopThese are not your ordinary dolls! Think of them more as3D fiber sculptures. Historically, dolls and action figures aremore than mere play objects. With Rebecca Severide, wewill explore their power to tell memorial stories, bridgecultural viewpoints and create our own narratives. Usingmixed media, including our hand-dyed yarn, fiber, beads,wire and clay, we will each create a one of akind masterpiece. Don’t worry – no experienceis necessary!
Tuesday, February 1Exploring Oaxaca’s OutstandingHandicraftsOn our way back to Oaxaca City we have a variety of treatsin store on the way. This morning we visit a cochineal farmwhere we can observe how the cactus is cultivated withthese fascinating beetles to create magnificent red dyes.From here we will visit San Antonia Castillo Velasco whichis famous for its lovely embroidery. A stop at San MartínTilcajete introduces us to alebrijes, the prime source forfanciful wooden creatures found the world over. SanBartolo Coyotepec is renowned for its black pottery (barronegro) which is sold throughout Mexico. In the evening we will return to Oaxaca City and Parador San Miguel,where we may enjoy a farewell dinner and overnight. (B)Wed, February 2, Flights HomeThis morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flightshome. (No meals included)Cost: 795 as a 3 Day Extension for Zapotec Weaving TourParticipants 995 as a 6 Day Stand Alone Tour (includes 2 nights inOaxaca City and inclusions below)Single Supplement: 150Includes: 3 Day workshopAll workshop materials3 Night’s AccommodationAll meals in TeotitlanAll transfers and tours
The Itinerary Day 1: Arrive Oaxaca City Days 2-3: Exploring Colorful Oaxaca City . want to photograph them for inspiration in the . design your weaving, or simply relax. Overnight at La Cúpula. (B,D) Our creations from 2019 . Monday – Friday, January 24 – 28 Weaving Workshop with Felipe Hernandez &
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