The warp-faced weaves of the Andes are the most complex in the world.While existing studies of Andean textiles use a technical language derivedfrom other textile traditions, this book takes as its starting point thetechnical terms in the Aymara and Quechua languages used by Andeanweavers themselves. The result is a completely new way of understandingone of the great craft traditions of the world.Denise Y. Arnold and Elvira Espejo have worked with weavers acrossthe region to understand this language and have studied more than 700textile samples in top-class museums and collections. Theirs is a highlytechnical book that sets out their alternative classification system viatables, photographs and diagrams, but it is also a celebration of one ofthe most gorgeous weaving traditions in the world. It will be of greatinterest to practical weavers, museum curators, anthropologists, arthistorians, archaeologists, and anyone with a love for Latin Americaand its rich craft traditions.