Threads of Peru - Cusco, Peru
“Threads of Peru is a not-for-profit social enterprise that connects the world to handmade treasures of the Andes, helping to strengthen ancient craft techniques and empower artisans.”
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Threads of Peru, ngo - handwoven, handspun, naturally dyed textiles.
Melchor Ttupa Quispe is a master dyer and his wife Narcisa is a weaver. They live in the town of Amparaes but belong to the Pitukiska Weaving Association as they are both originally from Pitukiska village. They use only local plants for the natural dyes.
"Designs : the diamond shapes represent lakes, and they are surrounded by mountains, flowers, terraces and waves. The fact that there are so many diamonds and that they are so big has to do with the importance of water and the importance of the lakes in the area (i.e. for survival)."
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