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How to Make a Piupiu
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How to Make a Piupiu provides simple, step-by-step instructions on creating a piupiu, the traditional Māori flax skirt or kilt. The book includes detailed colour photographs and easy-to-follow guidance for each stage of the craft process. Learn how to select the right frond, cut and prepare...
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How to Make a Piupiu
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How to Make a Piupiu
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
How to Make a Piupiu provides simple, step-by-step instructions on creating a piupiu, the traditional Māori flax skirt or kilt. The book includes detailed colour photographs and easy-to-follow guidance for each stage of the craft process.
Learn how to select the right frond, cut and prepare it, dye the flax, and bind and strengthen the waistband. The book also covers pattern-making and the proper storage of the finished garment.
In addition to the craft advice, readers will find a gallery of piupiu creations that showcase styles ranging from traditional to wearable art.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143009450
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 August 2019
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 186.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 265g
Pages: 104
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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