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Jim Bassler on Peruvian textiles

Jim Bassler, weaver and professor, on Peruvian textiles

Aired 10/07/2009 | Rating NR

Craft in America

Jim Bassler on Peruvian textiles

Clip: Season 2 Episode 1 | 57sVideo has Closed Captions

Jim Bassler, weaver and professor, on Peruvian textiles

Jim Bassler, weaver and professor, talks to his students about a Nasca period (200 BC - 700 AD) Peruvian textile, a seemingly simple yet sophisticated process of weaving. ORIGINS episode PBS premiere: October 7, 2009.

Aired 10/07/2009 | Rating NR

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Beadworker Teri Greeves on her son's naming outfit

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Clip: S2 Ep1 | 1m 10s | Beadworker Teri Greeves shows us the outfit made for her son's naming ceremony. (1m 10s)

Jim Bassler on cochineal

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Clip: S2 Ep1 | 2m 49s | Weaver Jim Bassler talks about cochineal and demonstrates a resist-dye technique. (2m 49s)

Jim Bassler weaves by hand

Clip: S2 Ep1 | 37s | Jim Bassler weaves by hand (37s)

Jim Bassler weaving on the loom

Clip: S2 Ep1 | 2m 59s | Jim Bassler weaving on the loom (2m 59s)

ORIGINS episode preview

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Preview: S2 Ep1 | 30s | Origins Episode Preview (30s)

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