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.
Scheduled courses
Courses archive
Basic weaving
from Nov 16 2026 to Nov 18 2026
Weaving on the shaft loom: threading and drafting
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.
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Design and jacquard handweaving
from Nov 23 2026 to Dec 4 2026
Jacquard Design and Weaving course + Lodging _ Nov 2026
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.
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Analysis, recognition and cataloguing
from Feb 22 2027 to Mar 5 2027
Plain cloth. Recognition, analysis and cataloguing 1 |ONLINE| Italian
A specialist online course exploring textile structures through analytical methods, 100 educational samples, and the study of historical textiles from the Foundation’s archive and contemporary fabrics produced using traditional techniques. Cataloguing follows the criteria of the C.I.E.T.A. – Centre International d’Étude des Textiles Anciens.
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Design and jacquard handweaving
from Jun 28 2027 to Jul 9 2027
Jacquard Design and Weaving course + Lodging 2027
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.
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Analysis, recognition and cataloguing
from Jul 19 2027 to Jul 23 2027
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.
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Design and jacquard handweaving
from Nov 23 2026 to Dec 4 2026
Jacquard Design and Weaving course November 2026
Basic course to introduce participants to the Jacquard design process, to loom technology and the specifics of the Lisio loom set-ups.
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Basic weaving
from Dec 14 2026 to Dec 18 2026
Basic weaving on the shaft loom 1 level | December
A course for learning the basics of weaving and how to weave ‘samplers’ on pre-prepared 4-to-8 heddle looms, to manage tensioning, shrinkage and shuttles, to repair broken threads and defects in the weave, to create impeccable selvedges.
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Design and jacquard handweaving
from Jun 28 2027 to Jul 9 2027
Jacquard Design and Weaving course - 2027
Basic course to introduce participants to the Jacquard design process, to loom technology and the specifics of the Lisio loom set-ups.
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Design and jacquard handweaving
from Jul 12 2027 to Jul 16 2027
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.
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