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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands
Author:Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez
Nilda Callaaupa Alvarez has gathered artisans of all ages to share their knowledge, lore, and deep skills, highlighting many of the techniques used by craftspeople in the Andes. They reveal clever highland secrets for everything from skeining yarn and knitting in reverse to weaving tubular borders and embellishing fabric with complex stitches. For many of these techniques, they provide concise step-by-step instructions accessible for North American crafters. Thoughtful, detailed descriptions of Andean cultural traditions frame each section, providing context and rare insight into what textile work means as a living heritage of the Quechua people.
Nilda Callaaupa Alvarezis the Director of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco where she works with ten weaving communities to preserve and promote Cusquean textile traditions and to support the weavers and their work. She is the author ofTextile Traditions of ChincheroandWeaving in the Peruvian Highlands.
