For our friends around the world

  Farfa in Sabina, well known for its medieval center, owes much of its fame to the Benedictan abbey  founded in the 5th century.

Thanks to the visits and testimony  of many important historical personalities  such as Charlemagne, Farfa became a noted  center for commerce and cultural exchange. Within this cultural and architectural background , Elisabetta Scipioni chose to follow the tradition of textile weaving that her family, generations ago in  1938, introduced into this charming  village.

Created by her grandmother “La nonna” Teodolinda, the business was then handed down to her son Gustavo. Elisabetta is now carrying on the textile weaving tradition in her new studio, “ C’era un tessuto”(Once upon a time fabrics).

Within the walls of this ancient hamlet, she  continues to keep alive and jealously protect the secrets of this artisan tradition from a bygone era.

Weaving on a traditional wooden loom as well as a Jacquard loom, Elisabetta ensures a product that is decidedly state of the art quality within the already cited  techniques.

Typical of this style of weaving work are; original rugs made of wool or cotton renmnants, curtains in pure linen, tablecloths in pure linen and cotton, (all with hemstitching or lace) and linen or cotton  towels with or without fringing.

It is with scissors in hand that Elisabettas’ creativity is unleashed, and it is here that bags, beach towels and pochettes in limitless patterns are created to size at the clients request.

These requests are possible due to the  ability  to create material of over 3 meters.

It is clear that tradition, style, and naturalness are intertwined, giving life to products that are an expression of love and passion for nature and craftsmanship.