Textil Baule III

El textil Baule tradicional es tejido, teñido y cosido a mano por artesanos de Costa de Marfil usando un conjunto de técnicas que se remontan al siglo X.

Origen: Costa de Marfil, África

1,5 x 1 mt (150 x 100 cms)

First, the craftspersons – mostly women – use a drop-spindle tool to convert raw cotton into single threads or yarns. The yarn is then bleached to remove all impurities and dirt, and later exposed to dry under the sun.

After a few days, the same yarn is dyed with natural dyes, either mineral or vegetable based, usually from indigo leaves or other natural plants. Then, after being soaked in the natural colorant, the yarns are left to dry under the sun once again.

Before the weaving process, the weaver would set the design in mind and actualize the concept by arranging the colored threads on a two wooden stands, according to what the final fabric would look like.

Once the colored threads are handwoven into narrow strips of textiles, they are then sewn together, edge to edge, as to form a full fabric.