Historical description
The name derives from the Cooperative Society of Aemilai Ars founded in Bologna in 1898 in the wake of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Virginia Bonfiglioli
The section Lace and Embroidery created by the Countess Cavazza,
helped by a group of artists coordinated by the architect Rubbiani,
had great success both for the perfection of the work and for the beauty of the designs,
derived even from antique patterns to which were added new floral motifs typical of the epoch.
Technical description
Virginia Bonfiglioli
Needle lace, also known as "
stitch in the air"
because it is carried out on a temporary support made on Bristol
card and of the design covered with a sheet of heavy tracing paper.
On this support have to be made the support stitches which allow the thread
to be guided as the lace is worked. The principal stitches used are: button hole stitch,
Antwerp edging stitch and whip stitch.
Information workshop 11th - 12th May
2005
Teacher: Magda Zuccheri, Ass. Punto Antico, S. Giovanni in Persiceto (BO)
Language: Italian
Prerequisite: Expertise with the needle.
Objective: First approach to basic stitches and decoration.
Materials provided by the organisation: Threads, needles, workbook.
Materials to be provided by the pupils: Scissors, thimble.
