Photography & illustrations
The images behind the journal.
Photographs add context; they do not establish the fibre content of the textiles pictured, or an endorsement by the people shown. Images are resized, converted to WebP and sometimes cropped for display.
A Chinchero weaving demonstration, Washington, DC, 2015.
Credit: Jarek Tuszyński. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY 4.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops use object-fit; credit and original licence retained.
Wool at a market in Caraz, Áncash, Peru; fibre composition is not verified.
Credit: AgainErick. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops use object-fit; credit and original licence retained.
National Alpaca Day, Nuñoa, Puno, Peru.
Credit: Elwinlhq. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops use object-fit; credit and original licence retained.
Backstrap weaving in Cusco, Peru.
Credit: Jae. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 2.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops use object-fit; credit and original licence retained.
Historic Peruvian textile
Credit: Unknown maker; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Original image and catalogue information. Public domain. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Resized and converted to WebP. Display crops use object-fit; credit and original licence retained.
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A textile-materials display; individual fibres and dye materials are not identified.
Credit: Cathetovar. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY 4.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Source metadata and photograph visually inspected. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops may vary. Depicts a display of fibre, yarn and other materials; individual materials and dye species are not identified. Filename is not used as evidence of warp preparation.
Textile bags at the artisan market in Pisac, Cusco region. Composition and making are unverified.
Credit: H.dav.are. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Source metadata and photograph visually inspected. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops may vary. Pisac, Cusco region, not Cusco city; no seller endorsement or verified fibre claims.
Textile shops in Pisac, Cusco region; shown as context, not a seller recommendation.
Credit: H.dav.are. Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Source metadata and photograph visually inspected. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops may vary. Pisac, Cusco region, not Cusco city; no seller endorsement or verified fibre claims.
A llama at Machu Picchu. A photograph cannot establish fleece grade.
Credit: Alexandre Buisse (Nattfodd). Original image and catalogue information. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded 2026-10-15. Source metadata and photograph visually inspected. Resized and converted to WebP; display crops may vary.
Match chest, body and sleeve measuring routes before comparing numbers.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Try the complete outfit; sleeve room and movement matter at every layer.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
One supported fold; adjust it for the garment, trims and available space.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Plain-weave teaching model; not a diagram of a specific Peruvian textile.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Measure the wearing line; hat depth is a separate question.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Supported drying, only where the garment’s own label permits it.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Invented composition label; not a real product or a legal label template.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Keep the classification, fibre percentages and evidence scope separate.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Original note-taking model; no Chinchero design or cultural meaning is reproduced.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Original process schematic, not a photograph of an alpaca lot or a measured product comparison.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Original buying schematic, not a product, a cultural template or a measured fit example.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Original resource map; use each linked source at its actual scope, not as product approval.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Garment measurement illustration; proportions are schematic.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Knit hat illustration; not a product photograph.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.
Fibre illustration; not a microscopic image or measurement.
Original SVG explanation created for Peru Handicraft. Schematic illustrations are not photographs, verified product examples or precise measurements.