"Dante Grados, an artisan embroiderer from Lima, crafted the latest sash for Peru's new interim president, Jose Maria Balcazar, from his small workshop in Lima, continuing a family tradition that spans several decades. Footage filmed on Saturday shows Grados at work, meticulously weaving gold-plated metallic threads as he prepares the sash for Peru's next swearing-in ceremony - which is expected to take place in July following the April elections. "This is the sash and [we are] waiting for the new president," Grados said. "We are making other sashes because suddenly someone requests them, not because there is going to be a change, but because they may request another sash, right? And we have to be prepared." Over the past decade, his workshop has produced eight presidential sashes for the heads of state who assumed power in one of the most turbulent periods in recent Peruvian history. "There have been extremely fast changes, as in the case of [former] president Merino, who lasted a very short time and we already had to have the next sash ready. So it also made us work hard and quickly," Grados explained. "Making the presidential sash for us is a source of pride," he emphasised. "We put a lot of effort, a lot of love, a lot of dedication into it and we always hope that the person who wears it, wears it with dignity and stature." Faced with constant changes of government, Grados keeps two or even three sashes on hand to ensure any unexpected incoming president is never left without the insignia. "Each and every one of the sashes is made with the hope that the new president will wear it well and that he will last the five years of his term," the artisan noted. "Of course, it may seem that we are happy to have the work. Maybe a little more work suits us, but at the end of it all and in the balance, what matters is the stability of the country, because if the country collapses, our economy collapses, [...] we all lose," he stressed. Although Dante Grados has crafted eight sashes in the last decade, the family tradition dates back to his father - also named Dante Grados. Together, the family has created approximately 16 presidential sashes, according to local media."