Woven Memories

One of the reasons why XTANT chose Mallorca as the annual appointment for  the heritage textile festival are the telares de llengues, a textile tradition unique to the island that still survives.

This  distinctive textile follows the ancient technique of oriental ikat: a composition by hand of reserve-dyed threads, using a slow and precise procedure that requires both skill and patience.

The textile industry, which in Mallorca employed thousands of workers and had hundreds of workshops, began, from the sixties, a slow decline. Today, there are four textile workshops that manufacture language clothes in Mallorca: Teixits Riera in Lloseta, Teixits Vicens in Pollença, Artesanía Textil Bujosa in Santa Maria and José Cañameras in Establiments, which continue a centuries-old artisanal tradition whose secrets have been transmitted from generation to generation.

This experience is an intimate invitation to two of these surving ateliers, their secrets and their histories told by the creators themselves.

Includes:

-Pick up and drop off from a central location in Palma (TBA)

-Snack at a typical cafeteria in Santa Maria where Teixit Bujosa is located

-Visit to Teixits Vicens in Pollenca

-XTANT madras tote

-Guided visit with the owners.

Note: if we do not reach the minimum participants, you will be refunded