From Peru to the PooFest

Threads of Peru: From the Andes to a music festival in a field in Kent.

We sold a number of table mats, dolls and table runners at the PooFest. Two young girls, Jessica and Isabella, carefully selected which dolls they wanted and then chose names for their new purchases. With the agreement of their mothers, we were able to send a photo of the girls with their dolls (below) to the weavers in Peru with the following message:

 "Thank you so much for the dolls, everyone appreciates them. My doll is called Juliette and her children  are Lily and Lucy and my friend's is called Penelope and her baby is called Patel. Can you tell us how long they took to make and when they were completed? Then we will know our dolls birthdays!"  Isabella (8 years) and Jessica (9), PooFest 2011

Jessica and Isabella with their dolls at the PooFest

We received the following message back:

“The weavers were so excited to hear that their weavings and dolls were being sold at a music festival in England.  It has really spurred them on to know that Jessica and Isabella are happy with their dolls. The dolls were completed on 2^nd November 2010. They each took 3 weeks to complete, the women make them when they are not looking after their own children, so they work bit by bit. A huge thank you to the girls for their purchases, I hope they still are enjoying their dolls!”  Ariana Sevenson, Threads of Peru.  

We are delighted to report that Jessica and Isabella were both excited and thrilled to hear back from Peru. Isabella cannot believe that the ladies who made her doll know who she is and the name of her doll and is amazed that she took 3 weeks to make.  Jessica and Isabella’s mothers have both very kindly authorised us to use the photograph of their daughters with their dolls.

Ariana has put information about the PooFest on her blog: http://threadsofperu.wordpress.com/

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You can support this project by buying items on-line:  http://stores.ebay.ca/Threads-of-Peru-Store

For further reports about the music festival please see our PooFest pages.

Date added: 24 October 2011