Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands - Couverture souple

Alvarez, Nilda Callañaupa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0998452351 ISBN 13 : 9780998452357

Editeur : Schiffer Craft, 2017

Synopsis

Winner, Silver Medal in the Craft/Hobby Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Nilda Callañaupa 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez is one of the founders and Director of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco where she works with ten weaving communities to preserve and promote Cusqueñan textile traditions and to support the weavers and their work. Nilda grew up in Chinchero, Peru, learning spinning, weaving, and knitting from her family and other elders of the community. She holds degrees from the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco, and is an international speaker and expert in Cusqueñan textiles. Nilda lives in Cusco and Chinchero with her husband and two sons. Her previous titles, Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands, Faces of Tradition, and Textile Traditions of Chinchero have sold more than 40,000 copies worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Craft
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0998452351
• ISBN 13: 9780998452357
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
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