Arpilleras: Story Quilts from Peru

Arpilleras, exquisitely detailed hand-sewn three dimensional textile pictures, illustrate the stories of the lives of the women of Peru and provide essential income for their families.

The arpilleras tell the stories of life: stories of planting and harvesting potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages, grapes, corn; stories of spinning and weaving wool; stories of country life, of tending llamas, sheep and goats; stories of weddings and fiestas.