Samugheo borders the following municipalities: Allai, Asuni, Atzara, Busachi, Laconi, Meana Sardo, Ortueri, Ruinas, Sorgono.

It is part of the Borghi Autentici d’Italia circuit and is set in the lush and wild scenery of the Brabaxianna (‘gateway to Barbagia’), among solitary hills, crevasses, rocky cliffs, springs, oak woods and Mediterranean brush.

Mothers taught their daughters to spin and weave, while the art of dyeing the fibres and the secret behind the decorative patterns were often valued as genuine family property.

These included blankets, sheets, towels, coffin covers, work aprons, napkins for bread, shirt cloth and also a knapsack to give to their future husband.

Angius tells us that in Samugheo, even in the mid-19th century, weaving was done on a horizontal frame, not just for family requirements but also for the market, and he attributes this to the hard work of the town’s inhabitants.

The techniques used were the same as in the rest of Sardinia, but in Samugheo, they also used the older method of  un’in dente, with established variations including grained a pibiones, created from loops projecting from the backing cloth and using a metal rod.

The group of raised knots that were formed would create the decorative design of the item and at the same time, strengthen the fabric, ensuring greater resistance to wear.