Molino Abajo, Temoaya, State of Mexico and Otomi town where carpets are knotted in the style of Pershian carpets. by Bob Freund 9/23/2005for more information contact: info@mexicantextiles.com
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The carpets are knotted in the style of Persian carpets, there are some people still working who were among the original people trained to make rugs in the late 1960´s. The top row has a small loom used to weave samples. The rug images in the bottom row show how the carpets are made and the size of the loom. Each design is based on a indigenous patterns but needs to be adapted to the carpet width.

The blouse / slip on the upper row is crocheted with a bird design, this is a log blouse that doubles as a slip, this is necessary because the wool skirts itch. There was also an ixtle bag hanging on the look. Ixtle is a fiber from them maguey cactus.