On Saturday, June 22, the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio Florence's “tavoletta” weaving workshops were held at the Poldi Pezzoli Museum: a beautiful synergy between two prestigious institutions in the name of protecting and disseminating know-how. A happy encounter supported and promoted by the Fondazione Cologni, which has always worked to create virtuous networks.
In the evocative spaces of Via Manzoni in Milan – in the context of the valuable exhibition dedicated to Piero della Francesca's reunited Augustinian polyptych, open to the public until June 24 – workshop participants were able to try their hand at this ancient technique, used since the Bronze Age for the creation of ribbons and decorative borders: the enthusiasm of those present, combined with the curiosity of "touching the material with their own hands", allowed the creation of a small sampler of weaves in polychrome techniques, which participants took with them at the end of their experience.
The “tavoletta” weaving technique was fundamental to the development of textile art in the 15th century. In the works of Piero della Francesca, precisely, we observe great attention to the rendering of silks and draperies; brocades, damasks and velvets are highlighted with particular pictorial and descriptive care.
Heir to the weaving business founded by Giuseppe Lisio in Florence in 1906, the Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio has the institutional purpose of keeping alive and handing down the art of hand weaving in silk, gold and silver through production, educational and cultural activities.
