"My favorite patterns are of mountains and rows of diamonds because they remind me a lot of my father."

"Hola! My name is Gregorio Ruiz López and I learned my craft when I was a boy. I remember how my grandmother would take me to the village where the sheep were. There they were sheared and we'd bring home wool to work with. First we'd wash it with asmole, a plant that releases a lot of foam and cuts the grease. We'd leave it in the sun, beating it with rods of yagalan, a very strong wood from the trees in the region. This was lots of fun, and it serves to soften the wool so that we can separate the fibers. And so, without ...

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