Pais Textile

Lima based designer Marta Castañeda works with the women of Las Mujeres de Cajamarquilla to produce these beautiful textile pillows and accessories.  

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Each piece is hand-crafted in Peru using 100% cotton woven on a traditional backstrap loom.  Backstrap is an ancient weaving technique where the one end of the warp is attached to a fixed object such as a tree or wall and the other end has a belt or "back-strap" that goes around the waevers waist.  The tension on the loom is controlled by the weaver leaning back.