Twollig Tribal Textiles (TWAH-lig)

Written by orphidor

Each Twollig tribe has a textile pattern that is worn and produced only by them. These patterns are beloved and worn with pride by their respective tribes because they're viewed as a reflection of the group's history, struggles, triumphs, and other parts of their identity that make them unique.

Manufacturing process

First, the hair or wool is collected from the tribe's livestock. It is then washed, brushed into roving, and dyed before being spun into yarn (usually through the use of drop spindles.)
Once the yarn is ready, it's woven using a loom. The patterns created during the weaving process are usually symmetrical and can be elaborate. Since the looms the Twolligs use must be small enough to remain portable, it's common for them to create larger garments and blankets in segments, which are then sewn together.

Significance

These textile patterns are integral to a Twollig tribe's identity and are thus held in very high regard. They are made from the wool or hair of the tribe's herd animals and dyed using plants specific to the areas they frequent. Oftentimes, the pattern itself may represent a motif that is important to the tribe; for example, a tribe who migrate each year through a field blooming with a specific wildflower may integrate the shape of that flower into the textile pattern, or a tribe who keep goats with uniquely-formed horns may represent that shape in their pattern.
These textiles are rarely bought or sold due to their cultural significance. On rare occasions, a Twollig may gift something made using their tribe's pattern to a close friend of another race, but this is unusual.

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Item type

Trade/Manufactured good

Raw materials & Components

Natural dyes and fleece, hair, or wool from the herd animals a tribe shepherds.

Tools

Shears, hand cards, dye (from tree bark, berries, flowers, etc,) a drop spindle, and a small loom.