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Threads of Peru, ngo - handwoven, handspun, naturally dyed textiles.

Narcisa is helping her husband Melchor in a dyeing session of natural sheep and alpaca yarn with the quinsaquchu green plant also called "tres esquinas" for its triangular form and indigo extract

Narcisa Quispe Rojo, weaver, is married to master dyer Melchor. They both belong to the Pitukiska weaving association and are both originally from Pitukiska village. They use only local plants for their natural dyes.

Threads of Peru :
Narcisa Quispe Rojo is originally from Bombom, where her father is the president of his community’s weaving association. She came to Pitukiska because she met Melchor (also a member of the weaving association), who is now her husband. Narcisa was 18 when she and Melchor first met, but they did not get married until she was 30 years old. She and Melchor first met at the annual Carnaval, which the communities of Bombom and Pitukiska celebrate together. She has lived in Pitukiska since 1997 when they first met; however, they recently moved to Amparaes so that their youngest son, David, would have better access to education. Narcisa dreams that her children will become master weavers (with a father and a husband who are presidents of their respective weaving associations, it's quite likely!), as well as professionals (such as guides, lawyers, or engineers). For herself, Narcisa dreams of selling her textiles in a little shop of her own someday. Because she learned to weave from her grandmother, Narcisa knows many traditional and ancient Inca designs; she estimates that she knows about 40 different patterns.

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