{"id":1789,"date":"2016-02-12T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valdesina.it\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2016-06-27T17:47:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T15:47:33","slug":"featuring-how-is-the-waldensian-costume-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valdesina.it\/en\/2016\/02\/12\/featuring-how-is-the-waldensian-costume-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How is the Waldensian costume made? – special"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi guys, nice to see you again!<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>As you know, in a few days<\/span><\/span> it will be<\/span><\/span> February 17th<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> and, as usual, <\/span><\/span>t<\/span><\/span>his year<\/span><\/span> as well <\/span><\/span>in the Waldensian<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> Valleys<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> the<\/span><\/span> anniversary of the granting<\/span><\/span> of civil rights<\/span><\/span> through the<\/span><\/span> Letters Patent<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which took place <\/span><\/span>in 1848, will be celebrated<\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span>Since<\/span><\/span> I already told you about this event<\/span><\/span> on several occasions<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>today I would like<\/span><\/span> to tell you<\/span><\/span> something special<\/span><\/span> about Waldensian<\/span><\/span> habits <\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span> in particular about something that <\/span><\/span>concerns me<\/span><\/span> very closely<\/span><\/span> …<\/span><\/span> today I\u2019m telling you about <\/span><\/span>the traditional Waldensian costume<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here I am, into Monique’s lab!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I told you something about <\/span><\/span><\/span>the dress<\/span><\/span><\/span> I wear few months ago,<\/span><\/span><\/span> but today<\/span><\/span><\/span> I\u2019d like to<\/span><\/span><\/span> take you to the<\/span><\/span><\/span> discovery of its<\/span><\/span><\/span> production; in order to do that<\/span><\/span><\/span> I spent some time with my friend <\/span><\/span><\/span>Monique<\/span><\/span><\/span> Piston,<\/span><\/span><\/span> a great <\/span><\/span><\/span>seamstress<\/span><\/span><\/span> from <\/span><\/span><\/span>Villar<\/span><\/span><\/span> Pellice<\/span><\/span><\/span> that <\/span><\/span><\/span>stitches<\/span><\/span><\/span> these costumes<\/span><\/span><\/span> with her own hands<\/span><\/span><\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Monique<\/span><\/span><\/span> sewed<\/span><\/span><\/span> her first<\/span><\/span><\/span> Waldensian<\/span><\/span><\/span> costume<\/span><\/span><\/span> when she was 15<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>as she was attending the<\/span><\/span><\/span> sewing school<\/span><\/span><\/span> in Pinerolo<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>in preparation<\/span><\/span><\/span> of her<\/span><\/span><\/span> Confirmation,<\/span><\/span><\/span> she <\/span><\/span><\/span>brought<\/span><\/span><\/span> to class<\/span><\/span><\/span> her mother\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span>costume, and with the<\/span><\/span><\/span> sewing <\/span><\/span><\/span>teacher<\/span><\/span><\/span> they <\/span><\/span><\/span>copied<\/span><\/span><\/span> the model<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Through the years<\/span><\/span><\/span> Monique<\/span><\/span><\/span> has <\/span><\/span><\/span>had the opportunity to<\/span><\/span><\/span> see and study<\/span><\/span><\/span> many other<\/span><\/span><\/span> costumes,<\/span><\/span><\/span> and today<\/span><\/span><\/span> she <\/span><\/span><\/span>offers<\/span><\/span><\/span> different versions<\/span><\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>more or <\/span><\/span><\/span>less elaborate<\/span><\/span><\/span>) <\/span><\/span><\/span>based on the<\/span><\/span><\/span> tastes<\/span><\/span><\/span> of her<\/span><\/span><\/span> customers<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I never saw an apron of such a beautiful colour…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The realization of a<\/span><\/span><\/span> traditional Waldensian dress<\/span><\/span><\/span> requires<\/span><\/span><\/span> at least <\/span><\/span><\/span>three full<\/span><\/span><\/span> days of work<\/span><\/span><\/span>! <\/span><\/span><\/span>Monique<\/span><\/span><\/span> told me<\/span><\/span><\/span> that the<\/span><\/span><\/span> pleats<\/span><\/span><\/span> are the longest<\/span><\/span><\/span> parts<\/span><\/span><\/span> to be made<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>but the part she has to pay more<\/span><\/span><\/span> attention to is the<\/span><\/span><\/span> collar,<\/span><\/span><\/span> since it<\/span><\/span><\/span> is the point of more sight of the whole dress.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>The materials<\/span><\/span><\/span> used are<\/span><\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span><\/span> brocade<\/span><\/span><\/span> for the <\/span><\/span><\/span>dress<\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>satin or<\/span><\/span><\/span> taffeta<\/span><\/span><\/span> for the<\/span><\/span><\/span> apron<\/span><\/span><\/span>; the <\/span><\/span><\/span>shawl,<\/span><\/span><\/span> instead,<\/span><\/span><\/span> is made of<\/span><\/span><\/span> silk<\/span><\/span><\/span> or<\/span><\/span><\/span> synthetic<\/span><\/span><\/span> cadis<\/span><\/span><\/span>, depending on <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> customer’s request<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Almost<\/span><\/span><\/span> no one<\/span><\/span><\/span> asks for shawls made of<\/span><\/span><\/span> wool<\/span><\/span><\/span> because they\u2019re very<\/span><\/span><\/span> hard to<\/span><\/span><\/span> preserve<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>In the shawl<\/span><\/span><\/span> the longest parts<\/span><\/span><\/span> to be realized<\/span><\/span><\/span> are the<\/span><\/span><\/span> fringes<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>they have to be cut<\/span><\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span><\/span> knotted<\/span><\/span><\/span> by hand<\/span><\/span><\/span> one by one<\/span><\/span><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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These shawls were made \u200b\u200band embroidered by Piera, Monique’s mother.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for<\/span><\/span><\/span> the colors<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>the clothes<\/span><\/span><\/span> are required<\/span><\/span><\/span> in the classic<\/span><\/span><\/span> versions<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>black, dark blue<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>burgundy<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The apron matches the<\/span><\/span><\/span> dress<\/span><\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span><\/span>shawl<\/span><\/span><\/span> design,<\/span><\/span><\/span> and it is <\/span><\/span><\/span>usually<\/span><\/span><\/span> light <\/span><\/span><\/span>blue, pink<\/span><\/span><\/span> or lilac<\/span><\/span><\/span>, but <\/span><\/span><\/span>you<\/span><\/span><\/span> can<\/span><\/span><\/span> also choose<\/span><\/span><\/span> more<\/span><\/span><\/span> showy<\/span><\/span><\/span> colors like<\/span><\/span><\/span> yellow or<\/span><\/span><\/span> orange.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Usually on the shawls there are embroidered flowers<\/span><\/span><\/span>; <\/span><\/span><\/span>less often<\/span><\/span><\/span> you can find some other paintings<\/span><\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pellice Valley,<\/span><\/span><\/span> for example<\/span><\/span><\/span>, there <\/span><\/span><\/span>are no longer<\/span><\/span><\/span> painters<\/span><\/span><\/span> for<\/span><\/span><\/span> shawls<\/span><\/span><\/span>, while <\/span><\/span><\/span>Monique<\/span><\/span><\/span> remembers that once<\/span><\/span><\/span> in Chisone Valley<\/span><\/span><\/span> she saw a wonderful <\/span><\/span><\/span>shawl<\/span><\/span><\/span> with a mountain landscape painted on it<\/span><\/span><\/span>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Each of these threads was measured, cut and hand-knotted … So much patience!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you’re curious to see up close the way a Waldensian costume is sewn and made\u2026 well, just reach Monique in her studio \u201cLe magie del filo\u201d at 2, Jervis square, Villar Pellice, Torino.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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