Horn container, used as a gaxapu due to its wooden base, featuring a handle for attaching it to a belt. Garlands and flowers decorate the piece, alongside a scene showing a woman with a rake and a man holding a scythe. The inscription, partially…
Horn container, used as a "gaxapu" due to its wooden base, featuring a handle for attaching it to a belt. Garlands and flowers decorate the piece, alongside a scene showing a woman with a rake and a man holding a scythe. The inscription, partially…
Horn container, used as a "gaxapu" due to its wooden base, featuring a handle for attaching it to a belt. Garlands and flowers decorate the piece, alongside a scene showing a woman with a rake and a man holding a scythe. The inscription, partially…
Horn container with a wooden base, featuring a wide range of decorative motifs. Garlands, plants, and other geometric patterns accompany a herding scene with a shepherd, his dog, and a cart pulled by a cow. An inscription indicates the ownership of…
Horn container with a wooden base, featuring a wide range of decorative motifs. Garlands, plants, and other geometric patterns accompany a herding scene with a shepherd, his dog, and a cart pulled by a cow. An inscription indicates the ownership of…
Horn container with a wooden base, featuring a wide range of decorative motifs. Garlands, plants, and other geometric patterns accompany a herding scene with a shepherd, his dog, a cow, and a cart pulled by a heart-shaped figure. An inscription…
Large horn container with an iron handle, decorated with various motifs. In this case, the inscription "Soy de Enrique" ("I belong to Enrique") features a prominent letter "E" that ends in the shape of a monkey. The rest of the decoration includes…
Large horn container with an iron handle, decorated with various motifs. In this case, the inscription "Soy de Enrique" ("I belong to Enrique") features a prominent letter "E" that ends in the shape of a monkey. The rest of the decoration includes…
The Highlands is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands. The term is…
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Therese works part-time with her own company Sirli Textil och part-time at Klässbols linneväveri (linen weaving). In her company she primarily works with different weaving techniques. She's also plant dyes and eco-print. She makes primarily everyday…
Hattersley & Sons domestic mechanical loom, used by Sam Groates at Woven in the Bone for the production of tweed fabric. The Hattersley loom was developed by George Hattersley and Sons of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The plain Hattersley…
Hattersley & Sons domestic mechanical loom, used by Sam Groates at Woven in the Bone for the productino of tweed fabric. The Hattersley loom was developed by George Hattersley and Sons of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The plain Hattersley…
Henner handweaves using a loom or a heddle. A loom can be of different sizes, ranging from smaller ones on a table and larger ones that fill smaller rooms. Henner's loom is a hand weaving looom, where she dones all the preperations and weaving…
This beautifully hand-knitted blanket reflects the distinctive symbolic patterns of traditional fishermen’s jumpers or ganseys. Each distinct hand-knitted square depicts patterns from a particular port or harbour along the Moray Firth region, from…
Carina Haglund felts artefacts that she sells and shows at exhibitions. She arranges workshops and courses for children and adults. She's also doing lectures about her craft. Haglund is member and participating in the event "Fårfesten" in the town of…
Yarn skein made out of Kvit Sau sheep breed from the Lofoten islands. It is dyed using local reinfann (Tanacetum vulgare). Double thread yarn, 315m pr. 100g.
Franciacorta is a historical region in the Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy, with a population of around 158,249. It is known for its wine production and includes world-famous producers such as Berlucchi, Bellavista and Ca' del Bosco. The name…
This is a fine example of a traditional 'Helmsdale' patterned fisherman's gansey or jumper, dating back to
the mid-20th century. The design features motifs that include the diamond shape of herring nets and the
cable patterns reminiscent of rope…
This is a fine example of a traditional 'Helmsdale' patterned fisherman's gansey or jumper, dating back to
the mid-20th century. The design features motifs that include the diamond shape of herring nets and the
cable patterns reminiscent of rope…
Pieces made of fruit tree wood. These are artistic and decorative pieces. They can be the finials of a piece of furniture or a clock. They have a base on which to stand, and consist of long wooden spindles, where the craftsman explores and improves…
Felting is a technique of joining fibers together. It can be done dry or wet, and Carina Haglund uses wet felting. In Swedish there are two different words usually used for felting: “tovning” which is most used, or “filtning”. “Tovning” can also be…
This is a sweater in crafted in wet-felting technique, created entirely from a single piece of felt. The seamless construction demonstrates a high level of expertise in both felting and garment shaping, as the entire form is sculpted during the…
Blue felted jacket by artisan Anja Musek, based out of Atelje Amuse located in Škofja Loka, Gorenjska, Slovenia. This is a masterfully crafted wet-felted wool jacket, created entirely from a single piece of felt. The seamless construction…
There are two types of pottery: black pottery, obtained by reducing iron-rich clay, which has been documented since the 11th century in various closed forms (puchero, barbón, penada, cider jug...), and glazed and enamelled pottery, which appears from…
Marlén, biodigital architect and Manuel, biodigital designer and craftsman, make up the Laboratorio Biomimético, a project based on biomimesis, that is, on the attentive observation of nature, directly through field trips, or indirectly, with…
Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union is a non-profit organisation that brings together regional folk art and craft organisations as well as individual craftsmen and craftswomen.
Desde agosto del 2021, Espacio Tormaleo S.L. está intentando llevar a cabo un proyecto de regeneración para el entorno de la mina a cielo abierto de Tormaleo (Ibias) a través del desarrollo de actividades culturales y la potenciación del turismo…
Entrelac is a knitting technique that is strongly reminicent of woven/braided birch back, which is traditionally made and used in the area. See RV_CP_01(01)
Iron door handle featuring two distinct decorative shapes—one resembling a heart, and the other composed of various geometric forms. The handle itself includes geometric motifs, such as circles and lines, crafted in brass.
Iron door handle featuring two distinct decorative shapes—one resembling a heart, and the other composed of various geometric forms. The handle itself includes geometric motifs, such as circles and lines, crafted in brass.
Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.
Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.
Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.
The doily is one of the handmade lace products made by crossing, twisting, and weaving linen threads attached to a bobbin. The process follows a pattern – a drawing on paper attached to a cylinder cushion in a wicker basket or on a wooden base. In…
The Cvetke Žiri Lacemaking Society was founded in April 2004. It has more than 100 members from Žiri, its surroundings, and other regions. It focuses on education, organization of exhibitions, and promotion of bobbin lace. The Society is the main…
A felted cushion - mustard yellow, black and white. The cushion's case is made of wool and is adorned in the shape of a stylized sun. The pillow inside is made of feathers.
The kick-off meeting for the Culturality project, bringing together all the partners to discuss the project and the activities taking place in the next four years.
The weaver draws inspiration from the landscape and rich culture of Scotland. As Sam stated: “I follow a well trodden path that continues to draw connections between the diverse Scottish landscape and the cloth that I make”.
Weaving woollen cloth…
Piece made of maple wood. It is a wooden bowl with an open shape. It has a wide, flat upper rim. The piece is varnished with oils to enhance the wood grain, which includes knots and highlighted black streaks.
In CULTURALITY we understand crafts as an indispensable identity element capable of characterising and highlighting a territory through its traditional culture and its links to the community that inhabits it. Crafts are inevitably linked to the…
The exhibition contains pieces of traditional textile heritage in Europe, provided by members of the international consortium of the CULTURALITY European project. It is held as part of the introductory kick-off meeting.
The Public Institute Ribnica Handicraft Centre brings together three well-established organizations – the Museum of Ribnica, the Miklova Hiša Gallery and the Museum Shop – as well as a new area, which was likewise developed from the long-standing…
Maramureș is a unique location in the geographical heartland of Europe, land of wooden churches, mythological richness, impressive landscapes, carefully preserving the culture, traditions, and lifestyle of immemorial peasant past.
With more than…
Piece made of maple wood. It is a closed, rounded, and flattened container with a small mouth at the top. It has no lid and is completely hollow inside. The upper part is decorated with a series of rings inscribed with geometric motifs (oblique…