The Huichol and Czech PRECIOSA seed beads in Mexico

If you ever hear the name "Huichol" ("Huicholes" in Spanish) in connection to Mexico, then know that they are members of minor Indian ethnic group. With their estimated overall number of about 25 thousand members, they seem like "a drop in the ocean" in Mexico with its more than 100 million inhabitants. Nevertheless, they belong to the most significant consumers and processors of Czech PRECIOSA seed beads in Mexico.

Their well-known art, known as "Huichol Art", introduces not only very beautiful, richly embroidered fabrics but also magnificent colour patterns. They are created using exclusively Czech PRECIOSA seed beads that are applied usually to wooden, sometimes also to ceramic objects of various sizes and shapes. This are mainly all sorts of animals, but also various decorative boxes, jars, etc. The Huichol apply a thin layer of beeswax to these objects, stick individual seed beads on them and create fairly complicated iridescent patterns that way. Huichol not only use Czech PRECIOSA seed beads for decorating the above mentioned items, but they can also make gorgeous fashion jewellery from them, ranging from bracelets to rich necklaces, one might almost say sizes of bibs, up to lovely, fine earrings.

Huichol seek out mainly rich, so-called opaque colors in the whole color scheme and the only Czech PRECIOSA seed beads manufacturer that is able to supply these is Preciosa Ornela company. Apart from the used trade mark Preciosa Traditional Czech Beads, the sign of quality for Huichol is just the fact that the PRECIOSA seed beads are strung on a thread and in bundles. Preciosa Ornela is the only world manufacturer that is able to satisfy the needs of Huichol in terms of the quality of seed beads, their size, evenness, shape and always perfect hole.