Poncho "Bayo viejo"

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: 179 x 142.5 cm / 70 x 56 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. 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 Bayo Viejo. Named for the coat of an old bayo horse. Not a young animal with a bright, even coat, but one that has been out in the weather for years. The color is faded, uneven, lived in. It is a tone you cannot invent. You can only recognize it if you have spent enough time around horses to know what age does to their coat.