Well said,Sheri Brautigan, well said (see her quote below from an interview in Hand Eye Magazine) and why I always feel good about buying textiles in Oaxaca and why I also think it's important to buy the very best you can afford.
SB: I’m very hopeful that many traditional Mexican textiles will survive
and become even finer. This I have seen in Oaxaca and Chiapas. When
appreciation comes from the outside world and the artisans can earn
money, they have an incentive to keep producing. The more money they can
earn from superior work also encourages some artisans with higher
skills to train their children. The more affluent indigenous people
become, the more pride they have in their own culture and the
continuation of their textile traditions.
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