Puschca

in the High Andean weavers Village of Quenqo,located 45 km outside of Cusco Peru at 4000m ASL. The spinning of threads, is ... all » incorporated into all daily activities of the Andean women. The traditional Andean spinning top hand spindle called a Puscha is used to make threads from the raw wool. The threads are dyed and get a second spinning using two threads intertwined to complete the final working thread.
Music: Pueblo Andino, singing Mujer Hielandera (thread maker women) Film: Sacred Valley Productions Camera: Lucho Silva Edit: Jeff Hall

[@pinkveneer]

thanks for posting. i was researching how to use the peruvian spindle i purchased recently, and the slow motion and close-ups are very helpful in showing how it's used.

[@gossemerwings]

Wow~ I love it! I'm a pretty new spinner and amazed that they get their yarn sooo thin! Aahhh~ to be able to spin all day long and noone to tell you to stop~ LOL! I've always loved Andean music, especialy the songs that take you away to a more peaceful place!
I would love to go to Peru, also Mongolia, and countries where they spin as a way of life, and live off of the land, surrounded by nature~ now THATS the life! {I'd do anything to get out of Brooklyn!LOL!!!} Thanks so much, huggys~ Dora :)

[@Vereteno]

Thank you so much for this vodeo! I watch it frequently, it's fantastic. When people ask me why I spin wool, I always send them link to this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@chaska108]

well the idea of the music is the words,, woman thread maker, teach me to spin threads, ill teach you how to love, since the video is about how the highland landys spin thread, it fits nice,, yes the band is Pueblo Andino and they are from Cusco Peru.

[@chaska108]

your welcome. the ladys are spinning threads all day long, as they walk, as they cook, as they chatt they are spinning, sometimes I think they spin in their sleep. For this I too find it fasanating to see their fingers at work.

[@windhavn]

the slow motion video portion is very helpful for viewing the hand technique for predrafting the fibers and long draw semi-worsted spinning technique on a drop spindle!!