Logo Merletto Italiano

Index

About the Author

Bibliography

Contact

Lace links

History

Techniques

Lace in Italy

Museums

Events

News


Association "Il merletto nella cittą di Piero"

Italiano

Back to Lace in Italy
 

 

Association"Il merletto nella cittą di Piero"
Via Luca Pacioli, 7 - 52037 Sansepolcro (AR)
Tel. 0575/720298

 

The Association "Il merletto nella cittą di Piero" (Lace in the town of Piero) was born in 1996 to rediscover and spread again the art of traditional Sansepolcro bobbin lace.

The Association is placed in an old building in the center of Sansepolcro. At the ground floor there's the lace and embroidery school, where lessons take place. At the first floor the Town of Sansepolcro created a small museum devoted to Marcelli sisters, whose activity gave life to Sansepolcro lace. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 16 to 19 or by appointement.

Sansepolcro bobbin lace requires (not usual in Italy) a flat pillow put on a stand that permits the pillow to move following the turns of the lace work. Linen thread is traditionally used, but form modern creation other threads can be used. Designs are very typical, based on Middle Age figures.

The Association take always part into Sansepolcro International Lace Biennial.

 

 

 

Images

sans1.jpg (31973 byte)  

 

Poster of the Association.

 

 

Lace Museum. Samplers from Marcelli Lace School.

sans2.jpg (42485 byte)


sans3.jpg (27689 byte)

 

 

Lace Museum. Portrait of Adele Marcelli and modern dress with necklace.

Lace Museum. Furniture with a typical sansepolcro lacemaker picture.

sans4.jpg (31563 byte)





Top