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How to Make a Piupiu

Author: Leilani Rickard  

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This highly illustrated book gives step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt.

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This highly illustrated book gives step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt.

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Description

This highly illustrated book gives step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt. Experienced Rotorua weaver Leilani Rickard covers everything you need to know - from customary uses of harakeke or flax, to the simple tools you will need to finish the garment. Colour photographs record every phase of the craft process; from selecting the right flax frond to cutting and preparing it; to dyeing the flax through to binding and strengthening the waistband; pattern making; storage of the finished garment and more. The craft advice is accompanied by a gallery of flax skirt creations in both traditional and modern styles.

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Awards

Shortlisted for Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Non Fiction 2009.

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About the Author

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 had 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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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Group (NZ) | Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Published
2nd June 2008
Pages
96
ISBN
9780143009450

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01 May, 2022
Makes for excellent present for mother :-)
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