$28.00
- Paperback
104 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2019
Summary
This book gives simple, step-by-step instructions on how to make a piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt or kilt. Colour photographs and easy instructions record every stage of the craft process: selecting the right frond; cutting and preparing it; dyeing the flax; binding and strengthening the waistband; pattern-making; and storage of the finished garment. The craft advice is accompanied by a gallery of piupiu creations in both traditional and wearable-art styles.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143009450 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143009451 |
| Author: | Leilani Rickard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 240mm x 180mm |
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About The Author
Leilani Rickard
Leilani Rickard is a weaver who lives in Rotorua and was taught how to make piupiu as a young girl by her grandmother. This is her first book, which she has dedicated to her own four granddaughters. Leilani likes to experiment with weaving flax fibre and has produced garments for the Wearable Arts pageant in Rotorua, as well as for kapa haka performances.
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