Peruvian people dye alpaca and sheep wool through a multi-step process. They first wash the wool to remove any organic matter, then dry it. Next, they separate and smooth the wool fibers. The fibers are then spun into thread on a spindle or spinning wheel. The spun wool is formed into balls which are washed again. Finally, the wool is dyed using plants and minerals found in nature to produce unique, long-lasting colors. Common natural dyes used produce yellow, green, red, black, brown, orange, gray, blue, and pink colors.

1. How do Peruvian people dye
alpaca and sheep wool?

2. 1.- Washing the wool
Obtained from the shearing. Wash it thoroughly with hot
water, extracting all organic moieties that are adhering to it along the
life of the sheep. Then rinse with cold water.

3. 2.-Drying of wool
 . The washed wool is left on a flat style, especially outdoors or
near the heat of the stove or fireplace.

4. 3.- Wool Escarmenado
 This work consists of stretch wool sheared fragments, separating
the fibers carefully crafted not crossing until they acquire a
smooth texture and a very light weight. His work consists of
stretch wool sheared fragments, separating the fibers carefully
crafted not crossing until they acquire a smooth texture and a
very light weight.

5. 4.-Spun wool
 This is done either with a spindle, a traditional instrument, or a
spinning wheel, machine craft, and consists of twisting the wool
fibers escarmenada thread until a desired thickness.

6. 5. – Bolt
 Spun wool is collected in the same round with a blade to create
a ball, which is washed again with soap to remove all types of
waste are still in it. After this washing, is used in its natural color
or dyed with the desired color

7. 6.-dyedwool
 When the dyed wool is dry and the loom is prepared
according to the measurements of the garment to be
produced, the craft started weaving wool fabric on the
loom and huitral or due to their particular
experience, weaves the strands and gives rise a unique
product.

8. The Natural Dyeing
 The process of natural dyeing is based on colors taken from the
vegetation and minerals found in nature, as indigenous techniques
that have been passed for generations. Hidden in the
bark, leaves, roots and sometimes the flowers are colored, after
being boiled, penetrate the wool to go no more. That's the
advantage of natural dyeing: it is eternal and unique. To dye the
wool, it must be boiled for at least one hour chosen plant
material, which then allowed soaking. After removing the
water, put the wool and boil for twenty minutes to make it strong
color.
 Finally the wool is washed thoroughly until water runs clear.
 For wool not used to fade the "biting" is the most common rock salt
and light, but in ancient Mapuche women used urine and rotten ash
or soot remaining on the roof of the rukas. Flower gives the yellow
Matico not unlike Michay out, for example. The Notro flowered
orange stains. Maqui leaves mixed with flowers are purplish Chilco.
For the brown color, for example using the onion skin, or Palo
Beard Michay root. The naturally deep red is hard to find now, as
scarce tree that provided: The Tineo.
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9. Origin of Color
Yellow:
 Olive Green:
 Dark Green:
 Reddish:
 Black:
 Coffee:
 light Brown:
 Orange: Gray:
 Blue:
 Light green:
 rose