7 Jul

Who Makes our Hammocks?

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Hammock Weaving on Frame

Hammock Weaving on Frame

Our hammocks are not made by faceless Mexican’s in factories sprawled across the country.  They are all handmade in the town of Merida, its surrounding suburbs and small villages spread through the state of Yucatan.

Staff being interviewed by a Local Mexican Television station.

Staff being interviewed by a Local Mexican Television station.

Our hammock weavers are provided with cord (nylon and cotton) and a hammock making frame at their own place of residence.  Sometimes they are provided with requested custom colour patterns, but most of the time they are free to choose their own colours and patterns.  This allows them to work from home,  allowing them to work their own hours and look after family when necessary.  Working from the home also enables them to teach their expert skills to their children (don’t worry we don’t have children working for us!) helping to keep the skilled tradition of mayan hammock making alive.  Hammocks are then collected upon completion and weavers paid.  The hammocks are then brought to our supplier store in Merida centro.  Here they are then hung and checked twice, folded and weighed prior to any being sent onwards to us.  Any defects or problems are fixed on the spot by the expert weavers working in store.

Some of our Suppliers Staff at the Merida Store

Some of our Suppliers Staff and local TV crew at the Merida Store

5 Responses to this post.

  1. Posted by admin on 07.07.09 at 2:58 am

    I have some photos of myself learning and helping with the hammock weaving from a recent trip. However these are on a friends camera, so I will get them up as soon as I can.

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  3. Posted by admin on 07.07.09 at 2:58 am

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    Actually looks like quite nice furniture.

  4. Posted by Ventego on 07.07.09 at 2:58 am

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  5. Posted by babafisa on 07.07.09 at 2:58 am

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