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everyday

Narrative

Bought from Gonzalo Yucra Huatta, who said he wove and sewed the skirt for his wife Pelagia Quispe Cruz.

History Of Use

Bayeta is made by males on the treadle loom and is used for garments that are cut to size and sewn, such as trousers, shirts, skirts and vests. The style, the construction and and the loom used are non-indigenous and derive from Spanish peasant tradition. Handspun sheep's wool is the traditional material, but synthetic yarns are now used. Red is a common colour for skirts worn by women on a daily basis. For fiestas and special ceremonies, may skirts are worn layered. Unmarried girls sometimes pin the hem of an outer black skirt to the waistband to show the red skirt worn underneath.

Description

Skirt made of red fabric and gathered at the waist with brilliant yellow piping at the hem and a multicoloured striped band for a waistband. There is an opening at the top of one seam with ties extending from the waistband. Two horizontal pleats 18 cm above the hem.

Specific Techniques

2/2 twill fabric made from synthetic yarns, z twist singles. Waistband is warp-faced plain weave made with overtwisted synthetic yarns, z-spun and s-plied. Hem facing is commercial balanced weave cloth, perhaps cotton. 3 fabric widths are cut and machine stitched together and the waist is gathered with 2 rows of running stitches. Waistband is hand sewn. Hem piping and facing are machine stitched. Braided ends and cords attached to waistband provide side closure.