Mo'delaine - festival de la lana

31 august  from 3 to 10 pm

1 september from 10am to 6pm

Saturday 31 august

3 pm Conference “La lana nelle eccellenze artigianali italiane – un dialogo lungo secoli”

Speakers:

                -I tappeti sardi: Annarita Punzo and Antonella Meloni – M.U.R.A.T.S., Samugheo 

                -L'arazzo: Massimo Bilotta – Arazzeria Scassa, Asti

                -Il panno casentino: Paolo Ugolini – T.A.C.S., Stia

                -Il materasso: Renzo Angeli – Società materassai, Turin

                -Il feltro: Giorgio Gamba – Ecomuseo Crumière, Villar Pellice

                -Pioun e Sock: Luciana Ferraris – D'socka, Gressoney

At the same time, for children:

“incorniciamo la natura” Activity dedicated to dyeing and vegetable printing  with Piera Masperi Fili di natura

9pm  Film screening

Sunday 1 September

From 10 am Fair: Sul filo di lana – professional artisans working in the world of wool present their activities, plus local food and drink stands.   

During the day:

-demonstration of artisanal work  

-guided visits to discover Valgrisenche 

- explanation of the wool circle  

-performance of Arm-knitting

-textile lab  “Tecnica a pibiones » open to all  

Worshop for adults:

                -stop motion con la lana, with Antonio Osea Mansi

                -Tunisian uncinetto with Veruska Happysloth

                -Il cappello top-down e la lavorazione in tondo: the rules of uncinetto with Veruska HappYsloth

                -Trecce reversibili with Alice Twain

                -Knitting with Alice Twain

                -Tessitura con la tecnica “a pibiones” with Antonella Meloni

-Animation and creative workshop for children:

                - il cordone arcobaleno, with Valentina Saitta

                - leggo, imparo, canto e creo, with Les Tisserands

                - dal fiocco al feltro, with the Feltrificio Crumière

-Presentation of the novel “L'Ora del pastore” by and with Marzia Verona, moderated by Mauro Bassignana

4 pm Demonstration of shearing 

6 pm end of the fair  

For all workshops places are limited - reservations required modelaine.valgrisenche@gmail.com