 Cruz's efforts stimulated new styles of carving, such as alebrijes, and their sale in the city of Oaxaca.By the 1980s, there were four families devoted to carving full-time, with the rest splitting their time between crafts and agriculture.Through the 1960s and to the 1980s, embroidered shirts, blouses and dresses were still a well-received craft from Tilcajete, but by the end of the 1980s, most families were involved in carving alebrijes.