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Most peruvian weavings are made using Sheep, Llama or Alpaca wool. They wools are then dyed and woven using a portable backstrap loom.
The thing that attracted me to Peruvian weaving was mainly the colours and to a lesser extent the patterns.
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Traditionally the yarns are dyed with natural dyes made from plants but in the past century the natives have started using synthetic dyes because they achieve a vivider, brighter hue. Although people have now realised how important it is to keep the tradition and knowledge of natural dye and have started learning from the elders.
The patterns used are normally representing the village they live in, every village has its own pattern. The natives of peru think that the brighter the colours the better, one of the most favourable colours is flourescent red. The colours used in a weave will very often show how the weaver was feeling at that time, dark colours normally mean sadness.
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