ARTEFACT GALLERY #2.6
La Carbayeda
Proposed by: Carmen Pérez Maestro (Researcher)
Research Center and Ecomuseum La Ponte
Technical Specifications
Name
La Carbayeda (Woven Blanket)
Tipology
Textile
Authorship
Paz Mesa – Espacio Textil Rural
Date or period:
2024
Materials:
Merino wool from Extremadura (Spain) and dye plants: madder and birch leaf.
Techniques:
Woven on a low-warp manual loom and hand-dyed with dye plants.
Country/ region:
Puerma, Asturias, Spain
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La Carbayeda is crafted in a rural textile workshop that uses high-quality natural fibres carefully selected according to environmental, health, ethical, and animal welfare criteria.
The wool (free of mulesing and superwash treatment) is spun and dyed with natural dyes, free of toxic chemicals and heavy metals, collected by the artisan from the local surroundings.
It has been woven slowly and meticulously on a manual loom.
DETAILS
Woven blanket La Carbayeda. Source: Lorena Grandio / Pazmesa.art
Inspiration
Autumn scenes around Puerma, Asturias. Source: Paz Mesa
Location
The selection of this artefact is the responsibility of designer Maria Bruno Néo and is part of her doctoral work ‘A HISTÓRIA INCOMPLETA DO DESIGN PORTUGUÊS: CONTRIBUTOS PARA A INSCRIÇÃO DA DESIGNER HELENA CARDOSO/THE INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE DESIGN: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSCRIPTION OF DESIGNER HELENA CARDOSO’ supervised by Professors Susana Barreto and Luís Mendonça, both from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Porto/Portugal.
