SHI GUEL HANDICRAFTS

Natural Fibers and Basketry

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At Shi Guel... art is born from the earth. We wash the wool in the river with amole and extract vibrant colors from nature: moss, indigo, walnut shells, and flowers. We spin and dye by hand. Each design is a challenge of patience and mastery that comes to life after ten-hour days at the pedal loom. They are unique pieces that embody months of pure dedication and heritage. Shi Guel... Tradition woven with the soul.

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¿Qué materiales utilizas para crear tus piezas?

Pedal loom, sheep's wool, cochineal,
Indigo, Mexican marigold, moss,
walnut shell, pomegranate peel, marigold flower, mesquite seed, oak bark, copal bark.

¿Cómo es el proceso de elaboración de una pieza?

The wool is obtained, washed in a reed basket in the river with a natural soap that is a tuber (sweet potato) called amole, it is left to dry, the wool is carded, the thread is made on the spinning wheel, the materials (plants) are collected to make the natural dye for the thread, the wool thread is dyed, the design is created, the loom is prepared with the weft.

¿Cuánto tiempo tarda en hacerse una pieza?

Each piece is knitted daily for 8 to 10 hours over 3 weeks, depending on the design and size.
Some pieces take up to 6 months to complete.

¿Qué es lo más difícil o especial de tu trabajo?

It involves dyeing the wool yarn with different natural dyes (materials) and creating the design.