Keywords: NSRW Story of Wool - weaving the serape in Mexico.jpg en WEAVING THE SERAPE IN MEXICO The serape is a shawl or blanket worn as an outside garment by the Mexican Indians It is woven in strips each strip of a different color and joined together in one whole The weaving is of the simplest kind nothing which could be called a loom being used and yet the process is in principle the same as that of the modern loom As can be seen in the picture the warp threads are held taut by the weight of the woman's body thrown on the broad belt surrounding her waist She has just shot the weft and is pulling it up close The New Student's Reference Work v 5 1914 Story of Wool narrative between pp 2108 and 2109 fourth page C H Waite published 1914 PD-US LA2-NSRW-5-0124 jpg Weavers from Mexico Weaving in Mexico Sarape |