Argentine Textiles

Argentine Textiles: Pre–Hispanic Weaving · The Conquest · The Materials · Spinning · Dyeing · Plants Used as Dyes · Looms · Aboriginal looms · Looms of European Origin · Other Looms · Auxiliary Tools · Weaving Techniques · Ponchos · Parts of the Poncho · Ponchos from the North · Ponchos from the South · Jesuitical Ponchos · Other Ponchos · Crosses, Steps and Rhombuses · Matra · Ristro · Jergón · Pelero · Caronillas · Cojinillos · Llicllas and Awayos · Sashes · Sashes from the North · Sashes from the South · Blankets · Rugs · Wall–hangings · Randa and Ñandutí · Textiles and Design · Bibliography · Index ‘The gaucho knows how to make his bed On the open plain with the sky o’erhead. When some grassy spot by the trail he’s found, He spreads his saddle–gear on the ground, The leather ‘carona’ first; then next, The ‘lomillo’ for his pillow’s fixed, And the woolly pelt of the saddle–seat, Covers all, like a mattress soft and sweet Then wrapped in his ‘poncho’ against the dew, He sleeps safe and sound the whole night through.’ José Hernández, Martín Fierro