I recently had my last weaving class, where I learned how to make the dibujo (symbol) for the Estrella Mapuche (Mapuche Star) using natural white wool and wool dyed with aromo, a native tree.
I ran out of time during my class to finish the entire prenda (piece) so I am planning on finishing it up back in the United States. One of the beautiful things about Mapuche weaving it's simplicity- you only need 4 sticks to create the loom. That said, I simply slipped the weaving off the upper and lower sticks and folded it up into my suitcase.
See the steps of creating the Estrella Mapuche below:
Creating the Urdiembre/Base
La Cadena
literally "the chain," la cadena is the horizontal white piece of wool that holds the piece together at its start
Dibujando, Creating the Symbol (literally "Drawing")
Done!
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