Spain · Linen weaving; Textile arts; Galician heritage
Liño Galego
The growing; retting; breaking; and weaving of linen from Galician-grown flax (liño — Linum usitatissimum) — the most complete textile production chain in the Spain archive, from field to finished cloth. Galicia has the only surviving active hand-linen production cycle in Spain, where some weavers still grow their own flax; rett it in local rivers; break it on the traditional brizo (flax brake); and weave it on hand looms. The liño galego cloth is characterized by its natural buff-white color (unbleached) and its specific coarse-smooth alternating texture produced by the Galician weaving tradition.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed; included in Galician intangible heritage inventory
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