Sizes Wool Rugs:  

60 x 100 cms

80 x 150 cms

40 x 200 cms
60 x 200 cms
120 x 200 cms

40 x 50 cms

80 x 300 cms

Wool rug made ​​in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca

The production of wool rugs led to several weavers process then display excellence, originality and authenticity in their rugs. The first wool rugs were made in neutral colors, the original colors of the materials without staining.

Natural colors .- subsequently implemented mat colors wool in the early 60's. these colors were obtained from natural dyes, bright yellow moss rock, the best quality of marigold flower, another natural dye is still used cochineal, is the female of an insect parasite that lives on the nopal, color is cochineal carmine, depending on the desired color is applied to obtain the acid, lemon juice and thus can get the dark red and purple colors, another natural dye plant pericón where tones are obtained yellow.

PROCESS OF PREPARING A WOOL RUGS

For the process begins with washing the wool, holding a basket of reed thin belt, is soaked, is carved, molded, dried and then shake the basket in the water. Groups are made of wool and placed in the sand to drain the water, take home for later tending the wool dry on a mat on the floor. When the wool is dried it in a basket Varea and takes out a wooden carding fiber wire, you cards so it is combed for spinning.

Stain is an important step and is done according to the color you want to dye a kilo of yarn of any color will occupy approximately 50 liters of water, boil and put the two fixatives. Then add the dye craftsman and finally introduces the skein.

After the newly dyed yarn has dried, you can start the preparation of the warp. Uses three tipped wooden stakes. Depending on the desired size of the table stakes are nailed. Before lifting the thread is tied standing on cross l and the other in the cross back and a fine cross. After the warp thread breaks l fine cross to start the bundle in the fixed wire loom is rolled hem swing, he puts his perch on the cross back. It returns the sill warp warp scrolling to the cart, one or two laps remaining fixed for the beginning of the tissue.

The same craftsman makes the quills of reed or send them to the wooden carpenter. A tap is placed on the winch, holds the thread of a given Redina or two turns on the bobbin thread with the hand crank is given. The handle of the wheel is formed to a desired size is not used skein wound on the bobbin 4 fingers in the same way you place the desired color on the shuttle and begins to weave from 50 to 60 inches depending on design is marked in the warp. Finishing weaving the fabric design is repeated as the original tissue.

At the end of the tissue to cover your wash on a large stone. Place the mat on the stone and washed with hot water fringe and crushed whet. After washing the entire blanket. Scrolling will roll with turning the palms continually sprayed with hot water amole, this activity is 1 hour then rinsed to remove the remains of Amol. It takes 4 days to prepare the material, and depending on the design and size of rug weaving it can take from 3 days to a small up to 3 months for larger sizes.

MARKETING

The marketing of wool rugs from 1920 was in the Central Valley and the Sierra Juarez in Oaxaca populations, Nochixtlan, Eda, Ocotlan, Ejutla, Mihuatlan, Tlacolula, Ixtlan, Drawers, Yalalag, Villa Alta, Talea de Castro Tanteese and San Jaun Vaee.

From 1920 to 1948 he traded the wool rug practically the entire state of Oaxaca and Chiapas. From 1940 to 1960 he traded in Acapulco, Mexico City and southeast of the Mexican Republic. In 1960 they began exports to Canada and the U.S.

. From the decade of the 80s and 90's the market spread to European countries.

YECAN is one of the biggest promoters in the marketing of wool carpet made ​​in Teotitlan del Valle, reaching across borders and having as their destination USA, Canada and Europe as well as meet local demand within the country, consolidating as a company with as much wool rug designs at a fair price, with production capacity and work as designed.