In ancient times did not throw anything away and even small pieces of cloth or old rags were reused, interweaving them on ancient and typical looms: thus the carpet in Erice is a long-established textile tradition handed down since time immemorial, which still lives thanks to the commitment and will of women that have learned this tradition and art creating carpets with typical patterns such as rhombuses, lozenges, polychromic zig zag and the skillful weaving of small pieces of cloth or multi-coloured rags.
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