Poncho "Amigo"

100% Hand-spun sheep wool
Undyed. Natural fleece colors only.
Woven on a traditional Mapuche loom (vertical, every thread passed by hand).
Minimum three months to spin and weave.
Size: 186 x 151 cm / 73 x 59 in
Weight: 1.850 kg / 4.1 lbs

Woven by hand on a Mapuche loom, the traditional vertical loom where every thread is passed by hand. No pedals, no mechanism. Hand-spun sheep wool, undyed. Minimum three months to spin and weave. The colors come from the natural tones of the fleece itself. No two ponchos carry the same palette because no two fleeces carry the same light.

Designed by Alicia Trannack. She has been guiding artisans in this craft for over thirty years. She selects the wool, defines the color combinations, and oversees every step of the weave. Each poncho takes a minimum of three months to complete. What determines value is not the pattern but the weave itself: the relationship between size and weight. A larger poncho that falls with the flexibility of silk, light against the body, demands a finer thread, a tighter weave, and far more time on the loom.

The Amigo. Different patterns that belong together: the peinecillo, straight lines, curved lines, small leaves. Each design distinct, yet they sit beside one another as if they always had. Alicia named it for the harmony between things that are not the same. The friendship between patterns.