"Golden Hands" PILLOW LACE of L' Aquila

Lace has always been a women’s craft practised to make clothes more beautiful and to decorate homes. In L’ Aquila, this craft is particular, as pillow lace is made, an art handed down from generation to generation for five centuries. I.T.A.S.S. is the school that used to teach girls how to learn this old profitable craft and it still has the equipment carefully preserved.

We attended a demonstration by a skilful specialist and we admired the way she handled all these bobbins and pieces of thread. It was a wonderful experience.

Christina and Ismini are trying their skills on the pillow. They produced their own lace!

Katerina took a video of the demonstration with her camera.