Telares Uruapan started as a workshop of hand dyed and hand woven cloth. Originally the dyeing and washing of the thread took place at a large fresh water spring where some of the women of Uruapan also washed their clothes. Today the washing and dyeing take place in large stainless steel tubs. The dyed thread must be starched to be able to weave an adequate textured cloth and is dried in the open by the rays of the sun. The wooden hand warping frame lines up the threads for the warp, as much as three hundred meters at a time, to the required width. The warp, is then transferred to the loom to be woven. This is a delicate process performed by each weaver, maintaining adequate tension on the warp, watching for broken threads and creating a continuous, even cloth looking all the while as though dancing on the loom.
Once woven, the cloth is measured, inspected and stored in bolts. Some is turned into finished products: bedspreads, table linens, curtains, clothing, bags, cushions, and other decorator items. The bolt goods are sold by the meter to various clients for use in hotel decoration, private homes and offices, and for upholstering.