Twollig Tribal Textiles (TWAH-lig)
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 looped and intertwined into fabric through the use of a small rod with a blunt hook at the end.
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 one reason or another; 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.
Item type
Trade/Manufactured good
Base Price
Cannot be bought 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 an unusual occurrence.
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, etc,) a drop spindle, and a handheld hook.
