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Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoiris

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Ixchel wants to follow in the long tradition of weaving on backstrap looms, just as her mother, grandmother, and most Mayan women have done for more than two thousand years. But Ixchel’s mother is too busy preparing her weavings for market. If they bring a good price, they’ll have money to pay for Ixchel s school and books. And but even so, there isn’t enough extra thread for Ixchel to practice with.

Disappointed, Ixchel first tries weaving with blades of grass, and then with bits of wool, but nobody would need to buy the results. As she walks around her village, Ixchel finds it littered with colorful plastic bags. There may be nowhere to put all of the bags, so they just keep accumulating.

Suddenly, Ixchel has an idea! She collects and washes the plastic bags. Then she cuts every bag into thin strips. Sitting at her loom, Ixchel weaves the plastic strips into a colorful fabric that looks like a lovely rainbow similar to the weavings of Mayan women before her.


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