From time to time we get reader submissions, asking us to link to a special project or website. This week, I will be featuring reader-submitted links. Send to whiptips at gmail.com to suggest a link!

“My name is Kathryn Maresca. Currently, I am a textiles design student at RISD. Myself and another of my fellow textile students are in Guatemala volunteering with the Cojolya Association for Mayan Women Weavers. This organization was set up 23 years ago by Candice Krummel, an American whose fascination with backstrap weaving techniques has turned into a business that supports the textile tradition through the fair payment of its employees. Because of this fair payment, it is also becoming more and more difficult to compete with India and China´s cheap labor. As interns, we are attempting to introduce fresh design in order to appeal to a broader market… The association´s website is www.cojolya.org… Thank you for your time.”

Best of luck!

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