Description
From her home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Australian Laverne Waddington has been traveling since 1996 to meet and study with indigenous weavers from the tropical lowlands of Bolivia to the highlands of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, and from the central valleys of Chile to the coastal regions of Ecuador.
Fascinated by the variety of simple tools and looms that these weavers use to create astonishingly intricately patterned cloth, she has taken on the humble backstrap loom as her main weaving tool.
In this talk, Laverne shares her experiences learning to weave in South America, describes the various kinds of looms she has encountered – especially the backstrap loom – as well as how she has used the acquired skills and know-how in her own work.
