11/12/12

RINCÓN MAPUCHE "NGÜYON RÉ CHE": TEÑIDO DE LA LANA

RINCÓN MAPUCHE "NGÜYON RÉ CHE": TEÑIDO DE LA LANA: Se selecciona el producto vegetal del que se desea obtener el color para teñir la lana, el cual se hierve en agua hasta lograr que desprend...

11/11/12

Threads of Peru

 

Traditional Andean textile production, involves the shearing of organic fiber from herds of free range alpaca and sheep; the washing and dyeing of the fiber using natural dyes (from insects, plants, and minerals of the region) and local plant-based soaps; hand-spinning of the fiber into thread using the drop spindle; and the weaving of cloth using the ancient back-strap and four post looms. Woven items feature superb iconography specific to the mountain communities in the Sacred Valley region of Peru.

"Threads of Peru is a non-profit social enterprise that connects the world to the woven work of Quechua women; helping to preserve their ancient craft and provide them with economic opportunity."
Cotton VS. Hemp ?

 
Bien benidos, energia para todos. Hijos del sol.
 

 

Visit a tiny farming community where local farmers cultivate indigenous ragi grain using sustainable agricultural practices and make some gooey ragi mudde. This excerpt is from Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie "Southern India: The Spice of Life". For more on the Digital Green project, please visit www.digitalgreen.org.

 

Organic farming.


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