The Textile
Cooperative Su Marmuri was founded in 1971. Its aim is to preserve the textile
traditions of Ulassai Village; it is the
longest running Women's Cooperative of Sardinia.
The
artifacts are made with the weaving technique called "a Pibionis"
(grapes), whose names comes from the
characteristic embroidery design. The focus has always been to produce textiles
with very high quality standards, paying particular attention to the fineness
of the materials and the subtlety of the combs. Each
garment, highly crafted, is made with locally found natural materials:
Sardinian sheep wool, linen, cotton, hemp and silk.
The variety
of the production is very wide; it includes carpets tuttopieno and semipieno ,
bedspreads, curtains, tablecloths, towels etc etc…. The patterns
of the textiles come either from the wide repertoire of ancient textile Sardinian
tradition or from the creativity of local artists, among whom the great Maria
Lai, who are developing new patterns
starting from their own decorative tradition. In the case of Cooperative
Textile Su Marmuri tradition and innovation are working together towards a new
rise of Sardinian contemporary arts and crafts.
