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| Preparing for the demonstration |
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| The wool before it is washed |
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| Washing the wool |
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| The root used as wool shampoo |
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| First washing the sheep wool before dying it. |
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| Straining the wool after washing it |
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| The supplies |
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| Spinning the yarn on a spindle - first single ply yarn and then double ply it to make it more durable and less likely to pill. They do this while they walk (or dance as they joked) - always productive! |
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| Showing different plants that are used to dye the yarn - all the yarn they use is dyed naturally |
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| This corn is used to create different shades of purple |
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| Picking a cochinea - beetle that grows on the prickly pear cactus |
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| Prickly pear cactus |
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| Squishing the cochinea makes red! |
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| Adding lime lightens the color |
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| One way to dye the yarn |
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| Instant color! |
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| Adding something else to change the color a bit |
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| And now its orange |
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| Tending the fire - more color options cooking on the wood stove |
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| Cooking chilka leaves to use for green |
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| Looks like spaghetti, but its yarn |
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| Chilka green yarn - it instantly changed colors which amazed me. Just seconds in the pot and it was this color |
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| Showing the change from white to green |
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| Showing how they weave the yarn |
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| More spinning - and a wonderful smile! |
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| Telling us this is a bone from a tourist who didn't buy anything ;) Really from an alpaca and used in the weaving process |
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| Kezia gave it a try |
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| Lots of yarn! |
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| Just a few simple things makes so many beautiful items! |
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| Beautiful finished products |
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| A cool store front in town |
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| Beautiful mountains everywhere |
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| At the local market |
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| I just love markets and watching people |
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| These women were bartering and trading without exchanging any money |
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| Simply love her expression |
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| Yummy peppers |
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| Cooking food to sell |
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| Trying their hands at the bone flute |
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| More beautiful weavings at the market |
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| One of the lovely ladies who showed us her craft and Kezia |
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| With Sarah |
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| I can never be serious, eh? |
