 A
minute and kind woman, with big eyes in which
one can see even a bigger energy. By now she
has been working for years with stylists and
architects for the personalization of linen
to furnish villas and exclusive houses.
We are really proud to present to Italy Rare
friends this Artist, guardian of wise humility
that has always worked for few elects. Surely
we can not reward appropriately to the work
of Nazzarena Bastioni by means of simple photographs
but the things that we are proposing are only
a visiting card and, passing time, we will
know more.
 THE
EMBROIDERY
The history:
The first embroidery work-shops in Italy
were opened in Palermo by Saracens about
the year 1000 and soon they gained European
fame. A century later other work-shops rose
in Genoa, Pisa and Venice. In Renaissance,
thanks to new economic possibilities for
the opening of trade with the East but above
all to the prestigious contribution of the
painters of that time that provided with
the drawings, embroidery gains the preciousness
of a work of art.
 In
the 17th century one started using gold
embroidery, very luxurious and effective
(still today in Italy there are some work-shops
specialized in the "filigree"
technique). Since the 19th century, conditioned
by a changed direction of fashion, the embroidery
is oriented towards a so-called " white
embroidery" used to decorate underwear
and linen.
 The
tecnique:
Among the most ancient embroidery stitches
we can quote: The chain stitch, very
ancient, like a plait; the cross stitch,
very used in the reproduction of ancient
decorations, the stem stitch, used
to draw outlines along a simple line; the
smocking stitch, used to fix little
curlings; the blind stitch that follows
on the reverse side of a light cloth the
outline of the drawing so as to that outline
is on the obverse side like a closely-woven
backstitch; the buttonhole stitch
,executed for "scallops" trimmings;
the hem stitch for trimmings and hems; and
then the Palestrina stitch, the Sicilian
drawn-thread stitch, the tent stitch,
the Sangallo stitch like a lace,
etc..
 Speaking
about lace we must say that this
is originated in the 15th century to satisfy
the new direction of fashion towards the
preciousness of clothes and embroideries.
Originally it was made, like the embroidery
from which it derives ,on already existing
background with a very loose weave (the
"sifter"); then only a drawing
on parchment was generally used
Made the weave, the stitches are fixed by
a very thin needle: stitch on stitch, the
thread works on itself, creating a very
delicate weaving. The lace can be made
using needle, bobbins (or pillow lace),or
crochet hooks. The refinement of the
precious weaving can produce authentic works
of art that, still today, maintain their
own identity of working and decoration that
is different from region to region.
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