Scheduled courses
Our Art School teaches textile skills at every level, from the basic to the highly specialised, with study programs concentrating on both ancient and contemporary textiles. Training comprises theoretical lessons – identification, technical analysis, basic concepts – and practical aspects such as design, weaving, restoration and embroidering. Our annual course calendar is constantly being updated; we also plan customised courses to meet the training needs of public and private entities.
December 12, 2024
Haute Couture Embroidery - crochet de Lunéville
January 20, 2025
Plain cloth. Recognition, analysis and cataloguing 1 |ONLINE| English
Course participants learn how to identify the constituent elements of woven textiles according to the methods proposed by the Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Anciens. Observation of historical samples in varying states of conservation, modern reconstructions and contemporary wovens.
February 10, 2025
Plain cloth. Recognition, analysis and cataloguing 1
Course participants learn how to identify the constituent elements of woven textiles according to the methods proposed by the Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Anciens. Observation of historical samples in varying states of conservation, modern reconstructions and contemporary wovens.
February 17, 2025
Weaving on the shaft loom: threading and drafting 2024
Theoretical/practical course to learn textile drafting; that is, how to read a diagram of the various components, threading, knotting and pedal set-up, and then weaving from the drawing on the loom.
March 13, 2025
Bobbin lace. Recognition, Study and Cataloguing
The basic course is designed for historians, curators, artists, collectors, and enthusiasts, and is available in Italian, English, French, and German. The course lasts six days and covers all types of bobbin lace exploring their technical, historical, and stylistic characteristics.
March 24, 2025
Figured fabrics. Recognition, analysis and cataloguing 2
Practical exercises on samples of ancient fabrics and 20th-century reproductions to learn a method of analysis of simple and complex weave structures using such analysis tools as the pick glass, digital microscope and macrophotography. Students are provided with samples and lecture notes.
April 09, 2025
Needlepoint lace. Recognition, study and cataloguing
The basic course is designed for historians, curators, artists, collectors, and enthusiasts, and is available in Italian, English, French, and German. The course lasts six days and covers all types of needlepoint lace exploring their technical, historical, and stylistic characteristics.
May 13, 2025
Embroidery: the ‘punto Bargello’ technique
A basic course for learning the embroidery technique known as ‘punto Bargello’ or ‘flame stitch’. This eminently Florentine counted-thread technique, whose origins lie in the far-off 15th century, calls for upright flat stitches laid in an opportune mix of colour to create particular three-dimensional effects.
June 30, 2025
Jacquard Design and Weaving course + Lodging
Basic course to introduce participants to the Jacquard design process, to loom technology and the specifics of the Lisio loom set-ups. The student will stay at Fondazione Lisio apartments, price for this course is cumulative of the accomodation costs.
June 30, 2025
Jacquard Design and Weaving course
Basic course to introduce participants to the Jacquard design process, to loom technology and the specifics of the Lisio loom set-ups.
July 14, 2025
Study of Historical Techniques and Technologies: from basic weaves to brocade and other weft effects
Intensive theoretical/practical seminar: the weave structures studied during the textile analysis courses are woven using a range of looms and visualization methods, to promote comprehension of the connection between weave annotation, analysis and loom technology.
July 21, 2025
Contemporary textile design inspired by historical Jacquard techniques
Representative samples of historical Jacquard techniques such as lampas, tacqueté, samitum are observed and analyzed. The number and function of warp and wefts series are identified, weave superimposition theory introduced and the drafting of complex weave structures practiced.
