Learn Aymara weaving with local artisans
★ 5.0 · 17 reviews · 🧶 Weaving & textiles · La Paz, Bolivia
Weave a small piece on a backstrap loom and hear the stories behind the designs.
Spend a morning with Aymara weavers from the communities around La Paz. You'll learn how the wool is dyed with plants and weave a small bookmark-sized piece on a backstrap loom. Fees go directly to the artisans.
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Group size
- Up to 8
- Languages
- Spanish, Aymara, and English
- Hosted by
- Colectivo Awayu
What’s included
- ✓ Loom and wool
- ✓ Your finished piece
- ✓ Api and pastel snack
Upcoming dates
- Sat, Oct 179:00 AM2:00 PM
- Sun, Oct 189:00 AM2:00 PM
- Sat, Oct 249:00 AM2:00 PM
- Sun, Oct 259:00 AM2:00 PM
- Sat, Oct 319:00 AM2:00 PM
- Sun, Nov 19:00 AM2:00 PM
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