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Andean Yarn
The Spinners of Patabamba

Anastacia Quispe Champi

Catalina Champi Ojeda

Martina Huaman Quispe

Leonarda Huaman Mandortupa

Cerafina Champi Lloqque

Nemecia LLoqque Arqque

Francisca Mandortupa Ojeda

The sheep the yarn comes from.
About The Yarn
This yarn is produced in the same tradition that it has been for 2,000 years. Because of this you need to be aware of some things:
1. The yarn has been kettle dyed after being spun. As a result the colors are not uniform.
2. Although I washed the yarn several times the reds and oranges in particular have a lot of excess dye, so you may want to wash it again before combining it with other colors.
3. You will find knots in this yarn.
4. The very fine yarn is overspun because it is kept under tension in large balls and used for both warp and weft.
5. Some of the yarn arrived unplyed. I plyed some of it looser for knitting, crochet or weft only. You can see this in the images, so keep an eye out if you have a preference for one style over the other.
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