FABRICA ALENTEJANA DE LANIFICIOS Fabrica Alentejana de Lanificios wool100% 115cm × 200cm (including fringe) ¥66,000 This rug is hand-woven in the Alentejo region of Portugal, at one of the last remaining hand-weaving factories in Europe. Using techniques passed down since the 16th century, the rugs are woven on hand looms using traditional patterns and designs. Each rug is carefully woven by only three highly skilled women, making it a folk art piece that can also be considered a work of art. Mizette Nielsen, a Dutch woman, fell in love with the region and its hand-woven rugs during her travels there in the 1970s. She took over the workshop from the previous owner and began her life in Alentejo. This is how the miracle of the factory's survival to this day began. These hand-woven rugs, the last of their kind in Portugal and indeed Europe, are created by three women led by Nielsen, who is now in her 70s. Production is extremely limited, and they are difficult to obtain. Unused, stored at home. Thank you very much! Ortega, Gabbeh, Kilim