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The thread that unites 4 centuries of velvets
In the video by Great Big Story filmed at Luigi Bevilacqua’s, Alberto Bevilacqua describes the story of the weaving mill, its origins and a century-old tradition
How velvets are born: from the drawing to the loom
The phenomenal story of one of our most peculiar Italian velvets, made for the stylist Yiqing Yin, and of the requirements of a handloom
Weaving relationships to grow together
Tessitura Bevilacqua is now part of the Venice Textile Manufacturers, a network of companies born to preserve the textile traditions of the Venetian area
The Silk Guild in Venice: the first weavers
The success of Venetian luxury silk fabrics began with the guilds born from the 13th century onwards. Here’s how they were born and what they produced
A history of fabrics in Venice
Let’s go to Altino, a city connected to the origins of Venice and its silk industry, where we took part in a meeting on the history of fabrics
The challenges of the Kremlin velvet
By means of the history of the Venetian velvet we made for the Kremlin we tell you how difficult the production of luxury velvet fabrics can be