Catalogs
(catalog files are large - not recommended for dial-up connections)

Home accessories #1   (2.8MB)
Home accessories #2   (2.6MB)
Wearable accessories   (3.5MB)
Small accessories   (6.7MB)
Children's accessories   (1.3MB)
Our Boutique   (1.4MB)
Christmas items   (0.8MB)

General information

Most of the items we sell are woven on the backstrap loom and display the richness of color characteristic of Mayan textiles; some of our products are woven on the larger treadle looms. Additionally, we make embroidered, crocheted, and braided products, and sweet grass and pine needle baskets. All of our products carry hang tags with information on the producers and their culture. These tags enable customers to know that not only are they purchasing a beautiful product but they are contributing to improve the lives of Mayan peoples and to strengthen their traditions.

Product list

These are some of our products, please email or call us to request a wholesale catalog.

• A variety of handbags, totebags, evening bags
• Small purses: eyeglass/cell phone cases, change and cosmetic/pencil purses, checkbook covers.
• ID tags and luggage belts (the latter, to identify luggage from a distance)
• Children's products: crocheted hats and balls, baby bibs and blankets.
• Tabletop: tablecloths, placemats, napkins, coasters, tablerunners
• Throws
• Scarves and shawls
• Embroidered t-shirts and blouses
• Baskets: sweet grass and pine needle
• Judaica products: placemats, runners, towels, matzah covers
• Clerical stoles
• Cummerbunds and matching bowties for ballroom dancers
• Greeting Cards with friendship bracelet or bookmark insert

Special products

We have developed specialized products for museums, organizations, and catalogs. For example, we designed embroidered t-shirts for the Seeds of Change exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, for Bright Hope, and Seva Foundation. We have developed products for A Greater Gift/SERRV International's catalog, and for the World Wildlife Fund, Pueblo to People, Trade Winds, The Paraclete Society International, and the Institute of Earth Education.

Please inquire about our design services at
info@upavim-mayanhands.org or call us at 301-515-5911.

Where can you find our products?

We sell most of our products in the United States in Fair Trade shops, museum shops (such as the Smithsonian Institution Shop in Washington, DC and the American Indian Museum Shop in NY City), and some mainstream stores. We also do church and school sales through volunteers. You can find some of our products in the SERRV/A Greater Gift Catalog