Exhibition "History of lace"
The lace of Puy belongs to the Auvergne heritage and finds its place in museums. Today, many are the ones who make it evolve.
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
free entrance
association Amis de la Commanderie
In the winter around the chimney, in front of the door of the house in fine weather, the lace-makers met to prepare the laces that were used to decorate clothes, sheets, etc. They took the opportunity to comment on the stories of the village.
If this world has diparu, lace today brings together passionate people who do not hesitate to use colored threads, pearls and other object for the pleasure of creating.
The visitor will be able to compare the ancient sedge and the one of today, he will discover that the spindles are not identical from one villge to another, that the tile is not the same in Spain as in Venice or Puy, but universal in its practice.
Several lace makers will be present for an initiation.