Maritata

Threads of Ustica

Some gestures are learned simply by watching.

Knitting needles working the wool, a needle passing through fabric, a crochet hook slowly transforming a thread into something to treasure. Patient gestures that have been part of the everyday lives of the island’s women for generations.

This Fuitina Experience begins with them: Rosetta, Rosalia, Azzurra and Antonella — four women, four stories and different ways of preserving and reinterpreting the tradition of handmade crafts.

With Rosetta, you’ll discover knitting, wool creations and embroidery. Rosalia will introduce you to the art of crochet, while her daughter Azzurra carries the tradition forward with a contemporary touch, creating handmade crochet bags.

With Antonella, you’ll discover how crochet can take shape as doilies, bags and amigurumi. Her passion began in childhood, when she was already creating half-stitch tapestries.

Choose the craft that inspires you most and, surrounded by threads, stories and skilled hands at work, create something of your own to take home.

Because a tradition stays alive when it continues to be taught, learned and transformed.