Each stand will have space for a workshop open to all those who wish to take part.
The workshops will last about 2 hours, will have 4 pupils (6 pupils for ateliers in pavillion F) only and will be under
the direct supervision of well-known and experienced embroiderers and lacemakers.
The required working materials and the tuition are free of charge.
Participants registered for the Forum, i.e. those who have booked the complete Forum package,
are requested to reserve up to a maximum of 6 ateliers (+ 2 alternatives) directly with Italia Invita
by fax (+39 0541 489949) or email (
Day visitors, either individuals or group members, can register on arrival at the stand of their choice, showing their entry ticket and giving their name.
| Technique |
Atelier |
Exhibitor |
Times |
Teaching program |
Photo of Sampler |
| Embroidery |
Ars Panicalensis
Tulle embroidery |
Scuola Comunale dell'Ars Panicalensis
teacher:
Paola Matteucci |
11 - 13
16 - 18 |
Two leaves to stitch with basic stitches,
Single, double, line, outline, rolled hem
|
|
| Embroidery |
Bandera |
Ass. Amici del Ricamo Bandera Chieri
teacher: Anna Ghigo e Orsola Benente |
10.30 - 12.30
15.30 - 17.30 |
Chain stitch, stem stitch, knots
Long and short shading |
 |
| Embroidery |
Bandera |
Ass. Tradizioni Piemontesi
teacher: Piera Girardi
|
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Chain stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, Racconigi filet.
Sachet or pin cushion |
|
| Embroidery |
Bandera - Cavandoli |
Ass. Cult. Il Quadrifoglio
teacher: Gisella Tamagno
 |
10 - 12 |
Bandera: flowers and leaves, satin stitch, Tendrils chain stitch,
Cavandoli: setting up, outgoing knots, Returning knots. Closure |
|
| Embroidery |
Byzantine embroidery |
Le Amiche del Ricamo di Denise Betti
teacher:
Denise Betti |
15.30 - 17.30 |
Realization of roundel.
Each student will be able to work their own |
|
| Embroidery |
Byzantina Ars |
CIF Centro Italiano Femminile Ravenna
teacher: Marisa Barboni Minardi |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Outline in stem stitch, filling with Bokhara couching |
 |
| Embroidery |
Satin stitch with Blackwork
Punto raso con Blackwork |
Ass. Il Friuli Ricama
teacher: Bruna Scagnetti |
11 - 13
16 - 18 |
Blackwork motif, satin stitch and double stem stitch |
|
| Embroidery |
Bricco |
Ass. Cult. Il Quadrifoglio
teacher: Bruna Tamagno
 |
14 - 16 |
Flower, leaves, tendrils and grapes |
|
| Embroidery |
Canvas on gold |
CBC NeedlePoint di Claudia Brilli
teacher:
Claudia Brilli |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Demonstration of various canvas work stitches |
 |
| Embroidery |
Casalguidi embroidery
|
Ass. cult. Club del Ricamo di Casale
teacher:
|
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Tassels and buttons: button in bullion stitch. Toggle button |
|
| Embroidery |
Colbert embroidery |
Giaveno Ricama
teacher: Grazia Stocchi
 |
10.30 - 12.30
15 - 17 |
Two embroidery fillings, ornamental insert, placing of colours |
 |
| Embroidery |
Lunéville crochet |
Ricami d'Arte
teacher: Cecilia Piacitelli Roger
|
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Apprenticeships of using Lunéville hook. Basic
chain stitch, setting beads and sequins in a row.
|
 |
| Embroidery |
Fantasy cutwork
Intaglio Fantasia Retini |
Ass. Trieste Ricama
teacher: Miriam Silverio
 |
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Buttonhole stitch with bar, various canvas work stitches |
|
| Embroidery |
Estense Embroidery |
Ass. Cult. RicAmarte
teacher: Elisabetta Holzer
 |
10.30-12.30
15 - 17 |
Stitches, perled, daisy, buttonhole, stem, seeding, edged satin, Pekinese and tent |
 |
| Embroidery |
Parma embroidery |
Circ. Cult. Reggio Ricama
teacher: Umberta Valla e Mirella Vernillo |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Parma embroidery |
|
| Embroidery |
Perugino stitch |
Comune di Città della Pieve
Scuola Punti d'Arte
teacher: Letizia Borra |
10 - 12
14.30 - 16.30 |
Working of a floral motif |
 |
| Embroidery |
Modern Pisa work |
Ass. Pisana Ricamo e Arti Femminili
teacher: Gilda Ceffariello Grosso
|
10.30 - 12.30
14 - 16 |
Technique of modern Pisa embroidery |
 |
| Embroidery |
Needle painting |
Scuola Di Ricamo Valtopina
teacher: Maria Mancini |
11 - 13
16 - 18 |
Herbs and flowers of Umbria |
 |
| Embroidery |
Mannocci Needle painting |
Asmara Mannocci
teacher: Asmara Mannocci |
12 - 14
16 - 18 |
Working of a flower in Manocci needle painting with raised petals |
 |
| Embroidery |
Palestrina work |
Ass. Cult. Il Ricamo Prenestino
teacher: Stella Chiapparelli |
10.30 - 12.30
16 - 18 |
Palestrina knot stitch, filling techniques |
|
| Embroidery |
Umbrian work |
Arti Decorative Italiane
Scuola di Ricami e Merletti Romeyne Robert Ranieri di
Sorbello
teacher: Genevieve Porpora |
11 - 13
14 - 16 |
Basic teaching for working a sachet in antique Umbrian work, stitch "ricciolino" and stitch "nodone" |
 |
| Embroidery |
Second hand embroidery |
La Congrega
teacher: Valeria David |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Assembly of manufactured pieces |
 |
| Embroidery |
Hedebo and Tenerife needle lace on stretched threads
|
Anna Castagnetti
teacher: Anna Castagnetti |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
eyelet stitch, knots, buttonhole stitch |
|
| Embroidery |
Florence renaissance |
Arti e Pensieri
teacher: Adriana Armanni
|
10.30 - 12.30
16.30 - 18.30 |
Presentation of the technique,
preparation of braid in silk,
attaching the braid,
working of the bars and fillings |
|
| Embroidery |
Florentine quilting |
Il Laboratorio Tessile di Alice
teacher: Rosalba Pepi
|
10.30 - 12.30
15 - 17 |
Running stitch, trapunto |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Caterina De Medici |
Le Amiche del Ricamo di Denise Betti
teacher:
Denise Betti |
10.30 - 12.30 |
Realization of a small table centre |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Hardanger |
Ass. Cult. Il Giardino di Angiolina
teacher:
Maria Angela Zacchigna
|
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Beginners: satin, star, weaving, picot, dove's eye
Intermediate: fillings
Advanced: mounting in a round frame
|
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Hardanger |
Scuola e Laboratorio di Ricamo
Il Telaio
teacher:
Manuela D'Anna
 |
9.30 - 11.30
14 - 16 |
For beginners: Basic stitches, cutwork, borders, finishing, decorated lace and roundel, reading of the pattern. |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Hardanger |
Centro Donna Vallesina
teacher:
Giuseppina Federici |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Working of rhombi, finishing with buttonhole, solid and lacy edge |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Antique work |
Ass. Cult. Il Punto Antico
teacher:
Bruna Gubbini |
10 - 12 |
How to position the embroidery, counted satin stitch, four sided stitch, bullion knot |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Assisi work |
Accademia del Punto Assisi
teacher: Edoarda Pronti |
9.30-11.30
15-17 |
Historic notes, Holbein stitch and filling of the design, finishing. |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Cross Stitch |
Ass. Italiana del Punto Croce
teacher: Donata Bisi |
10.30-12.30
15.30-17.30 |
How to read the design, beginning and ending the work, perfect back, detailed back |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Antique Deruta work |
Accademia del Punto Deruta
teacher: Annalisa Piccioni |
10.30-12.30
15.30-17.30 |
Antique Deruta work |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Silin embroidery |
Pordenone Ricama
teacher:
Laura Sperandio Merlo |
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Basic procedures, colour studies and notions of needle lace |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Reticella flowers,
antique work
with reticella
|
Scuola Filo Filò
teacher:
Giuliana Buonpadre |
11 - 13
15 - 17 |
Corner with four openings, leaflet, buttonhole stitch flower |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Antique reticella |
Club Amatoriale Maria Del Popolo
teacher:
Maria Del Popolo e Giuliana Videni |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
One begins with the linen already prepared and proceed with technique of reticella interpreted by Maria del Popolo |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Sorrento work |
Istituto Statale d’Arte “F. Grandi” Sorrento - Commissione Pari Opportunità
teacher:
|
10 - 12
15.30 - 17.30 |
Base techniques |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Pulled thread work |
Accademia dei Lavori femminili
teacher:
Carolina Primavera |
10.30 - 12.30
15 - 17 |
Different types of pulled thread fillings |
|
| Counted thread embroidery |
Pulled thread work
I Ricami di Mara |
Ass. I Ricami di Mara
teacher:
Lorella Tampieri, Silvana Macchioni |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Flower worked with five pulled thread fillings and bullion stitch |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery |
Counted thread embroidery |
Giulia Punti Antichi
teacher:
Giulia Manfredini
 |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Bag of Isotta Malatesta.
Cross stitch, back stitch, long armed cross stitch, counted satin stitch, instructions for the making up. |
|
Counted thread embroidery /
Drawn thread |
Drawn thread
Schwalm embroidery |
Laboratorio Scuola À-jour
teacher:
Maria Pia Gaiart |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Filling stitches, Schwalm embroidery, preparation of withdrawn thread corners. |
 |
| Counted thread embroidery / Drawn thread work |
Sicilian drawn thread work and Lacis |
Giovanna Gurrieri
teacher:
Giovanna Gurrieri |
9.30 - 11.30
13.30 - 15.30 |
Small sampler, four leaf clover and heart, worked in sfilato 500 |
 |
| Drawn thread work |
Sicilian drawn thread work |
Coop. MA.GI.CO.
teacher:
Luigia Di Bartolo e Maria Garofano
|
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Threads drawing, net, small edge |
 |
| Drawn thread work |
Marca stitches
Il Giliuccio |
Ass. Cult. Il Filo che Conta
teacher:
Maria Rita Faleri |
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Working of the decorative hem stitch plus the border |
 |
| Drawn thread work |
San Feliciano - Lacis |
Arte Artigianato di Anna Barola
teacher:
Anna Barola |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
embroidery on filet net with cloth stitch |
|
| Drawn thread work |
Modano Lace |
Scuola di Ricamo Ricamarte Madonie di Cefalù
teacher: Candida Cannatella
|
14 - 16 16 - 18 |
Net making with netting needle |
 |
| Needle lace |
Aemilia ars or Bologna needle lace |
Ass. Cult. I Merletti di Antonilla Cantelli
teacher: Carla D'Alessandro e Bianca Rosa
Bellomo |
10 - 12
14.30 - 16.30 |
Preparation of the "cartone", supporting stitches, working the lace |
|
| Needle lace |
Aemilia Ars |
Ass. Cult. Il Punto Antico
teacher: Magda Zuccheri e Luciana Toselli |
10 - 12 15 - 17 |
Corner for handkerchief: preparation of "cartone", supporting stitches, working the lace, cutting off. |
|
| Needle lace |
Burano |
Ass. Il Merletto Veneziano Burano
teacher: Maria Luisa Severi |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Small flower, Greek stitch, finishing with cordonnet, cutting off. |
 |
| Needle lace |
Burano |
Provincia di Venezia
Ass. Venezia Merletti
teacher: Cristina Brunello
|
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Basic stitches and small flower
|
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Liguria Bobbin lace |
Ass. Cult. Amici del Tombolo
teacher: Rosalba Olcese |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Ligurian bobbin lace: cloth stitch (beginners),
basic coralline stitch (intermediate),
sea horses (advanced)
|
|
| Bobbin lace |
ABC of bobbin lace |
Associazione di merletto Il Fusello
teacher: Antonia Busi |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Cloth stitch, cloth stitch with selvages, braiding and various picots, leaflets, point d'esprit. |
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Basic Bobbin lace
|
Il Giardino dei Punti
teacher: M. G. Lenti |
10 - 12
14 - 16 |
Basic stitches |
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Jewels lace |
Iolanda Ottavi
teacher: Iolanda Ottavi |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Making a torchon bookmark, various spider webs, insertion of metal border threads. |
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Modern Bobbin lace |
Merletto Geneticamente Modificato
teacher:
Mira Fidanza |
11 - 13
16 - 18 |
Working a sample of about 10 cm. (scarf, table strip, etc.) Beginning and pricking. Stitches used: half stitch, whole stitch, braid. |
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Offida Old Bobbin lace |
Ass. Culturale Merletto a
Tombolo di Offida
teacher: Gisella Gabrielli |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Working a sample typical of Offida
|
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Pellestrina |
Ass.Cult. Il Merletto Veneziano
teacher: Maria Luisa Severi |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Working of a corner in torchon (advanced)
|
 |
| Bobbin lace |
Venezia stitch |
Ass. Fili e Colori
teacher: Sandra Taiana |
9.30 - 11.30
15 - 17 |
The flower and tendrils typical of Cantù |
|
| Bobbin lace |
Rosone Genovese |
Ass. Fili Meravigliosi
teacher: Mihaela Cucicea
|
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Braid, bars, various crossings. |
|
| Bobbin lace |
Luserne |
Istituto Culturale Cimbro
teacher: Nicolussi |
9.30 - 11.30
14.30 - 16.30 |
Working a typical Lucerne design with the characteristic edelweiss |
 |
| Knotted lace |
Macramè |
Ass. Cult. De Fabula
teacher: Rosalba Niccoli
 |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Basic stitches, complex creations |
 |
| Knotted lace |
Macramè |
La Boutique del Macramè
teacher: Marisa Gandolfo e Joanna Jacobs |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Basic knots (beginners), Corners (advanced) |
 |
| Knotted lace |
Valsesian Puncetto |
Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso
teacher: Ornella Marchi |
10.30 - 12.30
15.30 - 17.30 |
Beginners: outgoing knot, returning knot. Intermediate, small fan. Advanced: "Ragno Superiore" with half spider web |
|
| Crochet Lace |
Irish Lace |
P.E.S.C.O.
teacher:
Franca Martinetti |
10 - 12
16 - 18 |
Simple Irish crochet. Glass mat. Irish rose or flower with three petals. |
 |
| Crochet Lace |
Orvieto Lace |
Ars Duemme
teacher:
Manuela Ciotti |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Leaf, berries, corner for handkerchief, tri-dimensional flower. |
 |
| Crochet Lace |
Orvieto Lace |
Laboratorio Scuola Merletto di Orvieto
teacher:
Loretta Lovisa |
9.30 - 11.30
14 - 16 |
Realisation of a small square |
 |
| Crochet Lace |
Orvieto Lace |
Velia Pollegioni
teacher:
Velia Pollegioni |
9.30 - 11.30
15 - 17 |
Flowers, leaves and ground |
 |
| Crochet Lace |
Renaissance Lace |
Ass. Cult. Le Arti Antiche
teacher:
Maria Antonietta Capotosto |
10 - 12
15 - 17 |
Crochet braid, preparation of a flower, needle weaving of the petal |
 |
Thanks to the availability of some teachers, more ateliers free of charge will be held in Pavillion F (up to 6 pupils), as per the following list: