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Tecpan is a large Kaqchikel speaking town just off the Pan-American Highway in the Department of Chimaltenango near the ruins of Iximche. “Modern daily use Tecpán huipiles differ wildly in design and color, often incorporating naturalistic bird and flower motifs in the color palette of blue, green, purple and black on a solid white base cloth. Traditional huipiles feature geometrically stylized figures of birds and rosettes, often combined with newer figurative representations that have been adapted to the marcador weaving technique from cross stitch pattern books. The Tecpán signature motif of stylized rosettes is sometimes the only factor that differentiates the huipil from some of the modern Comalapa huipiles, which now share many of the same motifs. An old-style huipil has been revived and is distinguishable by simpler figures and red, blue and black warp stripes on a white base cloth.
“The ceremonial or sobrehuipil, which is worn over the huipil, is distinguishable by its size, color and brocade. The base cloth is often made of ixcaco (hand spun natural brown cotton) or brown commercial thread in imitation of ixcaco. Additionally, the cloth is woven with widely spaced red warp stripes that are outlined with alternating narrow navy blue and yellow pinstripes. Silk is often employed in the brocaded figures.” (from Centro de Textiles Tradicionales Nim Po’t of Antigua Guatemala, see nimpot.com)
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