Weavers for a day
Try the experience of weaving on 19th century looms
Lucca
“La Tela di Penelope” is a social cooperative which deals with job placement. Its special feature is that it uses ancient looms from the 19th century of the former Maggiano Psychiatric Hospital for its textile production work.
Mode
on foot
Duration
1h
Number of people
2-8
Days
every day
Months
Year round
Tour type
private
Additional information
- Activities included
- Meeting point
- Info
- Price
- Description
Activities included
- explanation of the weaving process
- live rehearsal of loom work
Not included in the program
- anything not mentioned under "activities included"
La Tela di Penelope, via Sant’Andrea 28 in Lucca at 9 am o 3 pm.
Comfortable footwear is recommended.
€ 12 per person (min 2)
“La Tela di Penelope” is a social cooperative which deals with job placement. Its special feature is that it uses ancient looms from the 19th century of the former Maggiano Psychiatric Hospital for its textile production work.
You will have the opportunity to be able to “roll up your sleeves” and be able to work like the ancient weavers, for a few minutes, with the cooperation and supervision of the cooperative's operators. You will be guided briefly through a small explanation of the work of weaving and shown the main steps of the process: from the conception of the design, to the choice of material, to the assembly on the warp and loom. You will then be given hands-on experience, using treadles, shuttle and subbio in the right order.
Characteristics of the experience
Host presentation
La Tela di Penelope
Penelope's Web is a cooperative that was created through the collaboration of the Mental Health Department of the USL T.O. and “Archimede” APS of Lucca that uses art therapy as a prevalent form of mental rehabilitation. Our work was born with training in the field, with the rhythms proper to textile workshops. Learning the craft of weaving taught us ancient and always new techniques and tools, and gave us the desire to continue doing it and doing it together to improve at work and in our personal journey.