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The tradition of Sardinian carpet in the clothing lab of Prof. Cannas di Addis | Textile

Keywords: Carpet, Textile, Wool, Cotton, Flowers


The tradition of Sardinian carpet in the clothing lab of Prof. Cannas di Addis


Title: The tradition of Sardinian carpet in the clothing lab of Prof. Cannas di Addis
Category: Textile
Country: Sardinia, Italy
Period: XX Century
Provided by: IDP
Source: https://www.sardegnaartigianato.com/it/artigiano/l...

Description:

The video shows the great ability of Sardinian artisans, making handmade carpets with wool, especially from sheep, cotton or linen.

The weaving is done on the traditional manual loom using different techniques and patterns: from geometrical patterns to the flowers ones.

Just as in the past, the carpets are made of sheep's wool and dyed with plant products such as flowers, bark, roots and leaves of the local vegetation.



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