The Traje de Tehuana of the Mexican regional costumes, is one of the most known and admired by the whole world.
The “traje de tehuana” is a complicated ensemble of beribboned or embroidered blouse and skirt (with lace ruffle or flounce), scarf, gold filigree jewelry, hair braided with ribbons and flowers or both, and lace headdress. By the 1920s, the indigenous dress of the Zapotec women of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec had become a symbol of national identity, emblematic of both the diversity and unity of Mexico. Source: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/555955
Oaxacan fibers may be hand spun from cotton or locally cultivated silk.
In this image, a marketplace vendor offers traditional Oaxacan Traje de Tehuana for sale. The vibrant colors of a floral motifs embroidered on a black or white background are expensive and considered highly collectable.
The Guelaguetza, or Los lunes del cerro (Mondays on the Hill), is an annual indigenous cultural event in Mexico that takes place in the city of Oaxaca, capital of the state of Oaxaca, as well as in nearby villages. ... Each costume (traje) and dance usually has a local indigenous historical and cultural meaning. (Wikipedia)
The backstrap loom (telar de cintura) originates and characterizes the pre-Hispanic era. It is also known by the name of two bars loom, or backstrap loom. It is a very simple tool that consists of a set of wooden bars, a rope and a belt or to attach the backstrap loom weaver. To provide tension, the top bar is attached to a fixed support and the bottom bar is tied to the waist of the weaver.
One of its main advantages is that it allows the weaver full control over the work you are doing. Small changes in the body can achieve variations in the texture of the fabric. A technical expert weaver be combined in a way that would be difficult or impossible to obtain in a waist loom otherwise. Source: https://vivirmexicohermoso.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/the-mexican-backstrap-loom/
A visit to the Navarro Gómez Family in Santo Tomás Jalieza, Ocotlán, Oaxaca. Santo Tomás Jalieza is known as the "town of belts" (cinturones) for the attractive embroidered cloth and leather belts that are made here.