Mona & Louise only uses cloth produced using the traditional “handloom” method. A “handloom” is a loom is used to weave cloth without the use of any electricity. Hand weaving is done on frame looms, interlacing two sets of yarn – the warp (length) and the weft (width) – using only the physical effort of the weaver.
La tessitura su telai a mano è un'attività antica, viva e vibrante oggi come migliaia di anni fa.
Although parts of the process of spinning the dyed cotton onto bobbins is undertaken using machines, even this process can be accomplished by a hand.
All aspects of production at (dying the yarn, winding the warp onto rollers the width of the final cloth, and the weaving itself) are undertaken by hand. It’s a process that requires, enormous effort and application, and the weavers have decades of experience.
