The Incas of Peru made many beautiful textiles. They often used abstract geometric designs, but each colour had a special meaning. The colours were from natural dyes extracted from plants, minerals, insects, and molluscs. Read more here.
They used looms for weaving, and the yarn was made from wool from sheep, llama, alpacas, or vicuñas. Even today some people continue to use traditional methods to weave textiles in Peru.
We are going to try some weaving ourselves! For Friday the 22nd of April, you need to bring some cardboard and some yarn to class.
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