Peruvian Weavers
On the way back from
Machu Picchu, we stopped at a small village and visited some weavers. It was interesting to see them shear, wash,
dye and then weave the alpaca wool.
Needless to say, some purchases were made at the end of our visit here!
Ready for Close Up
The alpacas that supply
the wool seemed to be quite the characters!
Munching
There are several steps
in the process of going from alpacas to finished product. Take a look…..
Shearing the Wool
Washing the Wool
Spinning Wool
After the first three
steps of shearing, washing and spinning the wool, the wool is then dyed.
Dying Sources
The wool is dyed using
natural sources, nuts, grains, flowers, etc.
Hand Dyed
Here are some of the
natural items that one of the women crushed into her hand with an added a bit
of water.
Christmas Colors
Here are a couple of the
skeins of wool, dyed to the colors wanted.
Hand Weaving
And, finally the wool
has dried and is now being weaved into a lovely finished item – this will be a
table runner, but they offered scarves, hats and sweaters.
Enjoy!
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