Lucy & Mel Mendez

I first learned how to weave rugs at age 12 growing up in my parent’s home in the small town of Teotitlan Del Valle in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. My family have been skilled weavers for nearly 500 years. I learned by watching my father weave and, with his guidance I have become an accomplished craftsman in the trade. I have been weaving rugs for 24 years. I now weave rugs in my shop in Arizona with my wife and two daughters carrying on our family legacy.