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# Loom landing page: telar weaving technique & booking

> Documents the /loom landing: telar (Spanish) / teler (Catalan) weaving technique, LoomLanding.astro component, Borla cross-link, and WhatsApp CTAs.

The loom weaving landing page (`/loom`) is an informational page targeting the "taller telar / teler / weaving Barcelona" search intent — flagged in the site's README alongside needle felting as a low-competition niche worth owning. It introduces the traditional frame loom technique, explains the warp-and-weft basics, describes the range of pieces participants can create (tapestries, wall pieces, coasters), and routes visitors to the **Borla** monthly workshop where loom sessions take place. No separate individual booking format exists for loom weaving; it is practised exclusively inside Borla.

## Routes

| Locale            | URL        |
| ----------------- | ---------- |
| Catalan (default) | `/loom`    |
| Spanish           | `/es/loom` |
| English           | `/en/loom` |
| French            | `/fr/loom` |

The default-locale route is `src/pages/loom.astro`; multilingual variants come from `src/pages/[lang]/loom.astro`.

## Page component

**`src/components/landings/LoomLanding.astro`**

Like the felting page, this is a thin wrapper around the shared `<TechniqueLanding>` layout with `prefix="loom"`, which resolves all copy from `loom.*` keys in `src/i18n/ui.ts`. No bespoke slots are used. The hero image is `src/assets/images/offer-loom.jpg`, displayed at a `1/1` square aspect ratio.

```astro theme={null}
<TechniqueLanding
  prefix="loom"
  img={heroImg}
  alt="Tejido en telar artesanal con hilos de colores en el taller Borrissol, Mataró"
  imgWidth={3024}
  imgHeight={3024}
  aspect="1 / 1"
/>
```

## SEO metadata

| Key                     | English value                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `page.loom.title`       | `Weaving Workshop in Barcelona & Mataró · Loom`                                                                                                                        |
| `page.loom.description` | `Discover weaving on a loom at Borrissol, Mataró: what it is, what you can weave and where to practise it. A slow, meditative textile technique, ideal for beginners.` |

## Technique description

Loom weaving (*telar* in Spanish, *teler* in Catalan) is one of the oldest textile techniques in existence. On a frame loom, two sets of threads interact: the **warp** (threads stretched vertically across the frame) and the **weft** (thread passed horizontally from side to side). Alternating over and under warp threads with each weft pass gradually builds up a woven fabric.

The `loom.what.body` key (EN):

> "Weaving on a loom means interlacing two sets of threads: the warp (the threads stretched on the frame) and the weft (the thread you pass from side to side). Combining them builds up the fabric. It is a manual, unhurried and very intuitive technique: no machines needed, just the loom, yarn and your hands."

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="For beginners" icon="star">
    The fundamentals are quick to pick up and technique improves naturally with each row woven. No experience required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slow & meditative" icon="leaf">
    The steady rhythm of the loom is genuinely relaxing — the site copy describes it as an activity that *relaja y desconecta* (relaxes and unplugs you).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pure texture" icon="layers">
    Combining different threads, weights and materials produces pieces with relief and character impossible to find ready-made.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What participants create

The `loom.create.body` key (EN):

> "On the loom you can create decorative tapestries, wall pieces, coasters and all kinds of textured fabrics. You can work with t-shirt yarn (trapillo), wool or whatever materials you want to combine to experiment with colours and textures."

The primary material at Borrissol is **trapillo** (recycled t-shirt yarn) — in line with the studio's commitment to recycled and pre-consumer fibres. Participants may also bring their own yarns to experiment with different weights and textures.

Typical finished objects:

* Decorative wall tapestries
* Woven wall hangings
* Small coasters and textile samples
* Scarves and narrow fabric panels

## Where to practise at Borrissol

Loom weaving is available exclusively through the **Borla** monthly drop-in. The `loom.practice.body` key (EN):

> "At Borrissol you can devote yourself to weaving at Borla, our monthly textile workshop: come at your own pace to weave your own piece. You work with t-shirt yarn (trapillo), and you can bring your own materials to experiment with other textures."

A secondary CTA button (`loom.practice.cta` → "See the Borla workshop") links to `/borla` via `localizedPath`.

<Note>
  The Borla workshop costs **65€/month** (2 hours per week, day and time of your choice). Materials are purchased separately at the workshop according to the technique and quantity used.
</Note>

## WhatsApp CTA

Both the hero CTA and the final-CTA section use `waHref(t('wa.loom.landing'))`:

| Locale | Pre-filled message                                                                                       |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ES     | `¡Hola! Me interesa el taller de telar. ¿Me podéis contar cómo practicarlo en Borrissol?`                |
| EN     | `Hi! I am interested in the weaving (loom) workshop. Could you tell me how to practise it at Borrissol?` |

## FAQ

Three questions from the `loom.faq.*` keys:

1. **Do I need prior experience?** — No; accessible from day one with instructor support throughout.
2. **What materials are used?** — Mainly trapillo and wool; participants can bring their own yarns to experiment with different textures.
3. **Where can I practise it?** — At the Borla workshop at Borrissol, in Mataró.