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enabled her to collect the wefts and then, by shifting the reed she could displace them slightly, thus allowing a sense of movement within the weave. Correa has applied this technique to her tapestries which make her experimental weaves quite unique and fascinating.
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rugs and was thoroughly impressed by them. This sparked Correa's interest and motivated her to learn weaving. Subsequently, in
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