Striped sling with Jaspe

The sling (cargador in Spanish) is woven with cotton in a hip loom. The sling consists of two pieces of woven textile that are sewn together by hand. The cloth is decorated with cotton which has been dyed using the Jaspe technique (also known as Ikat technique). Jaspe is a dyeing technique in knots used to produce decorative motifs. Specific areas of the thread are covered (by tying the thread in …