Any tourist town sells them.: Handmade clothes are Guatemalas claim to fame
Guatemalan shops in any of the tourist destinations sell some excellent woven cotton fabrics and clothes, among other things. The embroidered fabrics for women's clothes are the highest achievement and are worth bargaining a high price for. I was concerned about whether the colors would bleed or fade in the cotton shirts I bought. But, they have survived the test of the washing machine numerous times, and really, the shrinkage isn't that bad either. I have a long body, so the main problem is the shrinkage that way, so I bought shirts slightly larger and longer than normal anticipating that since they are 100% cotton, some shrinkage is inevitable. These are the traditional style handwoven cotton fabrics. I didn't see much advantage of buying the discounted factory made shirts. Most of what one finds in the men's and fashion shops are second quality, lower thread count rejects from the...
