Weaving in Chinchero

So, after a whole month of waiting and working on my spinning, I got to go out to Chinchero Saturday and today to begin learning to weave. When you're learning, you begin with Jakimas-- narrow belt weavings.


On Saturday, I finished weaving two pre-made warps. The first was a plain weave, just to get used to the type of weaving, and get a feel for the tension and keeping a good edge. The second was the pattern Tanka Ch'uro, which seems to be a flower derived pattern. It is a simple pattern, used for getting used to reading pick-up patterns.

The Tanka Ch'uro pattern:

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Which looks like this:


Today I learned to make the warps, and then advanced to a more complex pattern called the Cuty. I'm told it's the basis for a great deal of the rest of the patterning.


The Cuty pattern:

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Which looks something like this:

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I am planning to work on my Cuty Jakima during the evenings this week, possibly while watching Star Wars, possibly while I listen to my back-log of Savage Love podcasts. I'll show it off fully once it's finished.