Michoacán activities program | Handmade | Rebozo workshop with backstrap loom

Description

The shawls from Ahuirán, State of Michoacán, are recognized for the high quality of their materials dyed with natural dyes and the excellence of the work with which they are made. With a simple tool, called a backstrap loom, which consists of a strap placed around the waist of the weavers to hold the loom stretched out, some of the most beautiful and complex textiles in history can be made.
In this shawl workshop with Michoacán artisans, attendees will learn to create textiles based on the backstrap loom technique and will immerse themselves in some of the oldest textile traditions. They will learn step by step the process of making shawls, from how to prepare the backstrap loom with all its elements, the colors to dye the threads, the thread counting procedure to start the work... and they will be able to put this knowledge into practice, making use of the loom.
Imparted by
Rosa Liliana Pascual Bautista
Master artisan reboceras on a backstrap loom from the Purépecha community of Ahuirán, municipality of Paracho, Michoacán. She has worked since she was 10 years old making traditional Purépecha rebozos made of high-quality fine cotton. Throughout her life she has made a wide variety of types of rebozos, thanks to the knowledge she learned from her mother and her aunt; She learned feather art, with which she has stood out in state and national craft competitions.
Albertina Bautista Caballero
Master rebocera craftsman in the technique of using the backstrap loom and excellent embroiderer from the Purépecha community of Ahuirán, municipality of Paracho, Michoacán. She has worked since she was 9 years old making traditional Purépecha rebozos made of high-quality fine cotton. For more than 61 years, she has made a wide variety of types of shawls, thanks to the knowledge she learned from her mother, creator of new designs that include feather art, with which she has stood out in state craft competitions. and national.

Sessions:
Session 1: Monday, June 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Session 2: Monday, June 17 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Session 3: Wednesday, June 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Session 3: Saturday 22nd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.