Ancient Fabric Weaving • First the natural content yarns are constructed.

• WOOL from sheep in the Andes

• http://www.jozan.net/

• http://www.rugsrugs.com/education

Long Wool

• From a Peru, South American sheep

Spinning dyed wool

• Fiber dyed, before spinning

Natural & Chemical Dyed Wool

• Yarn in balls before weaving

Strip weaving while at work

• South American

Backstrap Loom • Peru, S.A.,

Warp on the loom

• Backstrap weaving

Sticks create the warp sheds

• Back strap weaving

Age doesn’t matter

African Strip weaving • Similar to back strap weaving

African “Kente”

• Strip woven “Kings cloth”

Several weavers across the

warp width

• Rug Weaving at Ayvacik

Industrious India Weaver

• 45” wide

American’s studying techniques

• weaving by Dr Aronson

Rough wool as warp

Third world weaving as online