How to make a piupiu

How to make a piupiu – Leilani Rickard

This book gives simple, step by step instructions on how to make a piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt or kilt. Colour photographs and easy instructions record every stage of the piupiu making process: selecting the right frond, cutting and preparing the flax; binding and strengthening the waistband; pattern-making; and storage of the finished garment.

The piupiu advice is accompanied by a gallery of piupiu creations in both tradtional and wearable-art styles.