Guided visits: "November: Month of Demonstrations"

Good to know

Age

Ages 16 and over

Audience

Children

Booking

Booking required

Language

Spanish

Booking

946 800 778 / [email protected]

Age

Under 16 free

What's it about

La Encartada Fabrika Museoa tackles a new edition of its annual appointment “NOVEMBER: MONTH OF DEMONSTRATIONS”. In these special visits we will have the opportunity to see practical demonstrations of the functioning of different machines. November 7 – At 11:30 and 12:30 – Mechanical workshop – Repairing the warp beam. Recently we have received the donation of a small warp beam for shuttle looms and we need to design and make the parts that, due to wear, are in poor condition. The demonstration carried out by Miguel Angel Martínez Vítores will allow us to learn how a repair of our delicate machinery is decided, planned and carried out, attending in person to each of the work steps. November 14 – At 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 – Ninet loom In these three successive sessions, the automatic loom that has been recently recovered can be seen in operation. It is a specimen of Catalan manufacture, from the house Ninet & Co, and dated around 1905-1906. This piece, like the other three we preserve, was used for making blankets. Laurentino de Cabo Cordero will show us how it works. November 21 – At 11:30 and 12:30 – Knitting and overlocking Making a beret has three basic steps in weaving: knitting, overlocking, gathering the ends and sewing the brim. For this demonstration we will have three former workers from La Encartada. First, María will guide us through the knitting section to make the fabric. Then, Pili and Clemen will show us the manual skill needed to overlock, gather the ends and sew the brim. November 28 – At 11:30 and 12:30 – Handmade felting and nuno-felting All the products made in the factory underwent the fulling process, which makes the fabric compact and felt. The felting technique is ancestral and can be practiced artisanally on unprocessed fibers. That is what artisan and designer Linda Prema will show us. BOOKINGS: 946 800 778 / [email protected] Price: 3,50€. Under 16s free. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. LIMITED CAPACITY

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