How to buy Mola's
02 February 2011 | Chichime Cays, Kuna Yala, Panama
Above is a photo of my first mola.
Today, I re-read "how to buy a mola". There's a whole list of "what to look for" in an old guide I purchased from "Slow Poke", another Whitby 42, who's owners, back then, had returned to Canada after a seven year voyage (the guide is quite useless otherwise). According to the guide it seems I may have negotiated and purchased a fairly good Mola. My first Mola has four layers of cloth and the right colour cloth (orange, black and burgundy are the traditional ones). The stitching is fairly even and invisible (you should not be able to see any stitching, the thread matching exactly the colour of the cloth and the back should show the reverse image of the design) and the geometric shapes (curves and triangles usually harder and more expensive) should be fairly even in width.
If you come to the San Blas Islands for a visit, you can negotiate your own deal. It's fun. However, Steve wonders why anyone would want a Mola and wonders what I'm going to do with it. Anyone want a Mola?