Training course/workshop

JEMA - PRINTEMPS DES MANUFACTURES : INITIATION AU TISSAGE

Discovery workshops led by the Manufacture?s licières. After discovering the workshop and observing rugs being made, it's time to experiment! Using weaving looms, learn about weaving gestures and the knotted stitch technique, how wool passes between warp threads, and create your own reproductions of carpet motifs.

détail_Broche © Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national
Manufacture nationale de la Savonnerie de Lodève © Antonnella Kadouche
Manufacture nationale de la Savonnerie de Lodève © Antonnella Kadouche
in Situ à la Préfecture de Montpellier © Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national
Manufacture nationale de la Savonnerie de Lodève © Vincent BARTOLI
détail  © Echantillonage Borderieux
animation © Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national

Presentation

Discovery workshops led by the Manufacture?s licières.
After discovering the workshop and observing rugs being made, it's time to experiment! With the help of looms, learn about weaving gestures and the knotted-stitch technique, the passage of wool between warp threads, and create your own reproductions of carpet motifs.

These introductory workshops are part of the program for the first edition of "Printemps des Manufactures", a national event dedicated to arts and crafts and organized by Manufactures nationales - Sèvres & Mobilier national, as part of the Journées Européennes des Métiers d?Art (JEMA) 2026, which highlights the richness of arts and crafts expertise by bringing together art technicians and the public.

Full program for "Printemps des Manufactures" in Lodève :
- Friday April 10 - Round-table evening: La savonnerie aujourd'hui (on reservation).
- Saturday, April 11 - Open house and introductory soapmaking workshops (on reservation).

Dates of the festivities

the 11/04/2026
from 11h00 to 15h00

Types

  • Training course/workshop

Topics

  • Handicraft
  • Heritage

Categories

  • Traditions and folklore

Further information

Free access : yes

Mandatory reservation : yes

Reception

Reception of disabled people

Motor

Address

Manufacture nationale de la Savonnerie

Impasse des Liciers
34700 LODEVE

GPS coordinates : 43.726252 / 3.323552

Website (URL)Reservation
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