Note
Nettle Clothes |
Collection title
Geo & GeoID
RAI00351Source
RAI (IT)First broadcast date
10/23/2008Production year
2008Abstract
Nettle is suitable for many uses, especially in industry . In the province of Prato, in Tuscany, we discover the use of nettle in the textile industry. The fibers of the plant are used to make clothes. Interview with Laguidotti Grazia, a professor at the Faculty of Architecture of Florence, where she teaches the art of hand weaving. she shows us how to turn the fibers derived from nettle by using a framework. Exhibition of "New Materials" and original clothes in Florence : presentation of prototype jackets and jeans made from nettle fiber.Type
videoProduction companies
- RAI - Own production
Broadcaster
RAI - RAI TreAudiovisual form
DocumentaryPrimary theme
Techniques and technologiesCredits / Cast
- Pagnani Lucilla - Author of original work
Period of events
- 2008
Map locations
- Italy - Centre - Tuscany
Original language
ItalianMedia running time
14m20
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