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Friday, July 08, 2011

tessitura De Martini


on the Jacquard loom there was a commission: fabric for curtains, in a castle
They weave traditional motifs as well as reproductions of historical fragments - like in this case
on this warp -100m - they tied 15,000 knots!
(I love the heddle eyes made of black ceramic)















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8 comments:

  1. Margreet10 July 2011 at 00:02

    Love these photos too!
    Oh and hope to visit here some day ;-)

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  2. sampling10 July 2011 at 14:30

    what a wonderful place to visit! and those heddles......beautiful!

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  3. Unknown10 July 2011 at 17:56

    To see old hands, at work they love, is always an inspiration. Mine are well on their way.

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  4. gerfiles11 July 2011 at 13:18

    Wonderful photos... - a consolation that this still exists...

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  5. Mammamsterdam13 July 2011 at 08:12

    Beautiful hands the lady, exaclty like my grandma's Peppina.

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  6. Tina J28 July 2011 at 20:17

    Fantastico! What a treat! I wish I had known of such a place when we were in Italia!

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  7. Donatella29 July 2011 at 10:12

    The old lady had this beautiful hands and she moved them with such grace...I am happy you enjoyed the virtual tour!

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  8. Natascha Rosenberg2 August 2011 at 01:15

    Beautiful pictures!

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