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Art Crafted from
Recyclables Handwoven Textiles, Tierra Wools, Inc. Handwoven Textiles, Jose Isabel Quiroz Garcia Industrial Technology and Traditional Knowledge |
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Art Crafted from
Recyclables Handwoven Textiles, Tierra Wools, Inc. Handwoven Textiles, Jose Isabel Quiroz Garcia Industrial Technology and Traditional Knowledge |
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Tierra Wools, a hand-spinning and
weaving enterprise, is located in Los Ojos, New Mexico,
in the Tierra Amarilla area, where Reies López Tijerina
led a land rights movement in the 1970s. (Read full interview) |
| Science,
Technology & Invention in The Rio Grande: Handwoven Textiles , Tierra Wools, Inc |
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| Founded in 1983 on a philosophy of local control of land and production resources, Tierra Wools produces a variety of hand-woven textiles that are sold primarily through their showroom. It has revived the region’s weaving traditions, rescued the almost extinct churro sheep, and provided jobs to local residents. | ||
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