Started with soiled, stained, frayed huipil (we-peel). Washed, soaked in BIZ, taken apart and ready to use. Combined sleeve section with 2 small strips of hand woven fabric, purchased from Priscilla Bianchi, and a larger piece of solid hand woven for pillow. Fun to do a 2 day project. Wasn't so long ago that it took me a year to hand piece a quilt and another year to hand quilt it. Now what happens to other sleeve piece, and the main central piece? These huipiles are woven on backstrap looms and the pattern is a weft inlay, a very labor intensive process. An individual woman might only own one or two of these blouses, and wear them for many years. Laundry is done in a lake or stream as a community activity. The neck on this huipil has a sunburst of embroidery. The black area is a small placket with a snap.
Wa-hoo! A real winner here!
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