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Planetarium Cusco - a must visit before Machu Picchu! The Iberoamerican Textile Network - This is a very exciting network, the members of which are producing fabulous textiles - do surf through the website and join it! El Sol - Spanish Language School in Lima, Peru offers six levels of Spanish lessons, homestay and volunteer opportunities and has a great reputation. Weave A Real Peace (WARP) - an international networking organization which seeks to improve the lives of textile artisans worldwide through cultural exchange and support. In Her Hands - Craftswomen Changing the World The International Fair Trade Association Porteadores Inka Ñan - Porters on the Inca Trail and other treks deserve to be treated with respect and paid a fair wage. This website outlines the conditions under which they work and how you might help. Treenway Silks - visit our colleagues site for fabulous silk yarns and textile tours to Asia. Ruthe's Collection of Weaving and Fibre Resources - a wonderful collection of resources and sites. The Museum for Textiles - Toronto, Canada. The Textile Society of America - an international forum. The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA) - an unbelievably interesting, funny and colourful quarterly magazine Edge - Fabulous stitchery and other textile art from Scotland Selvedge - a beautiful magazine out of the UK. Wild Fibers - another favourite magazine published in the US Creative Fibre - Great magazine from New Zealand. Peruvian Graffiti - Journalist Michael L. Smith's extraordinary website with great links, fascintating articles and translations of the work of Peruvian poets. CKDA - Canadian site for knitwear designers and knitters. |
