Nice HUIPIL from Chajul, Guatemala Start Price USD 15.00 Current Price USD 20.50 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price USD 39.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location FREMONT, CA See more about 'Nice HUIPIL from Chajul, Guatemala' Description This nice, red huipil is from Chajul.  They are known for their geometric animal designs.  It is a heavy cotton base cloth with cotton  supplemental weft designs.  It appears to be like embroidery but it is not embroidery.  My weaving teacher called it "Overlay" weaving.  What happens is the weaver takes up only a few threads of the warp and lays in the design.  It does not show on the other side, as brocading does, or jacquard.  These huipiles wear very well.  This is a little small to go over my head so I'm selling it without any changes to it.  I did launder it.  I have found that most Guatemalan huipiles launder extremely well.  This one is a little over 29" wide and about 20" long.  The neck is somewhere around 20-21 inches.  Place a Bid!