IMPLEMENTATION :

Phase 1. BUILDING A WORKSHOP:
Start a production line of spinning wheels starting with a pilot run of 12 spinning wheels. (Completed March '97 )

Phase 2. TRAINING PROGRAM:
When the spinning wheels are in production, to invite Huichol women who wanted to learn how to spin with a spinning wheel to come and stay at our base at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle for a month and learn to spin very well indeed. This would be an excellent opportunity to teach the use of natural dyes and also synthetic dyes to those women who wished to learn. Then they would return to the Sierra and take the spinning wheel as a gift. Food and all costs such as travelling expenses would be paid. (Initiated March '97 )

Phase 3. WORKING WITH HUICHOL CENTRES:
To look for Huichol Centres that would be interested in participating in the training program and to help them as much as possible. In this way some of the people we teach go on to teach others.

Phase 4. WORKING IN THE SIERRA:
As women return to the Sierra with their spinning wheels, to follow up to make sure that they are able to buy the wool they want, and to purchase from them the things that they make at a good price for them. This would mean :
a) Finding sources of good wool and making sure that it is available.
b) Finding outlets to sell woven produce.
c) Providing feedback and guidance on what sells best and new items that would sell well.