Vol. 4 (2016): Reinhabiting the mountains
Science in action

Il ritorno alla lana per la rifondazione della civiltà montana in Europa. Esperienze di base

Published 2016-11-28

Keywords

  • lana,
  • filiere locali,
  • montagna,
  • riconquista

How to Cite

Agostini, I. (2016). Il ritorno alla lana per la rifondazione della civiltà montana in Europa. Esperienze di base. Scienze Del Territorio, 4, 136–144. https://doi.org/10.13128/Scienze_Territorio-19399

Abstract

The maintenance of mountain environments and population is closely linked to the perpetuation of pastoral and craft skills. Wool - whose cycle is vital in mountain civilisation - has since millennia been a central livestock product and a raw material for handicraft in the valleys, having therefore a great value, both in term of use and exchange. Big industry is today excluding local European wool from the market; a EU regulation (no. 1774/2002) reduces it to special waste. In the 70s, wool processing cycle has been interpreted as a strategic tool for a re-conquest of mountains. The Charte pour la montagne, drawn up by the Longo maï collective, provides analysis and action lines resulting in the recovery of a spinning mill in the Briançon area. In this cultural environment, in 1989, the Atelier - Laines d’Europe is founded as an association of breeders, textile craftsmen, artists, educators, researchers and museum institutions engaged in the revival of local wool: they thus form a mutual support network creating local projects focused on the reuse of native sheep fibre and the experimentation for putting it in value.

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