It is the oldest artisan organization in the Chiapas highlands, founded in 1976, by American W. Morris and indigenous weaver Petul and is supported by the Fondo Nacional para el Fomento de las Artesanías (FONART). It is most active with the textile producers in Laráinzar and Tenejapa. Another organization that support textile producers is J’pas Joloviletic (those who make textiles), founded in 1984, with about 800 artisans in 23 communities in nine municipalities in the Chiapas highlands.