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  • Hopi man weaving an indigo (a blue wool manta or woman’s dress), in Oraibi, Arizona, with a blanket made from rabbit fur strips hanging on the wall on the right, an ancient technique found in Four Corners archaeological sites, photograph by Adam Clark Vroman, 1902, courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, in the Anasazi Heritage Center, an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures, Dolores, Colorado, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn and using a measuring tape, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_028.jpg
  • Weaving in progress at the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, on site at the Manufacture des Gobelins since 1826, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie specialises in the production of woven velvet rugs and now produces many contemporary designs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_027.jpg
  • A Hopi woman in Shungopavi, Arizona, weaving a plaited-style basket, photograph by Adam Clark Vroman, 1901, courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society, from the William Henry Jackson Collection, in the Anasazi Heritage Center, an archaeological museum of Native American pueblo and hunter-gatherer cultures, Dolores, Colorado, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving, and woollen yarn on a shuttle, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_36.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_226.jpg
  • Coloured wool wrapped around brooches, used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_246.jpg
  • Weaving in progress in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_230.jpg
  • Checking the overhead design while weaving a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_234.jpg
  • Storage of wooden brooches wound with dyed woollen thread used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_248.jpg
  • Weaving in progress in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_229.jpg
  • Marking up the design on the warp threads while weaving a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_235.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_237.jpg
  • Rug weaving, detail, with ink marks on the warp threads to transfer the pattern, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_241.jpg
  • Weaving in progress in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_231.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_232.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a contemporary rug in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_233.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_239.jpg
  • Samples of dyed woollen thread used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_243.jpg
  • Coloured wool wrapped around brooches, used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_244.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a vertical loom in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_236.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_238.jpg
  • Samples of dyed woollen thread used in weaving, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_242.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_024.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale (seen on the left). The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_026.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_025.jpg
  • Weaving in progress on a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_023.jpg
  • Wooden brooches wound with thread hanging in front of a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_245.jpg
  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_027.jpg
  • Vertical looms in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_227.jpg
  • Vertical looms in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_228.jpg
  • Scissors for cutting loops to create a velvet finish, and wooden brooches wound with dyed woollen thread, in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_240.jpg
  • Design for a Louis XV style carpet, from the Bibliotheque Nationale collection, being used in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_249.jpg
  • Tapestry weaving in progress, and the design, in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_205.jpg
  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_030.jpg
  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_028.jpg
  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_026.jpg
  • Weaver using a wheel to transfer wool from a spool to the brooch used for weaving, in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_202.jpg
  • Wooden brooches wound with dyed woollen thread in front of a Louis XV style carpet in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_247.jpg
  • Elizabeth Ashdown, a textile artist specialising in hand woven and hand embroidered passementerie and fine textiles, at work weaving on a loom in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Elizabeth uses traditional techniques of hand weaving, macrame, hand embroidery, braid making and cord making to produce textile pieces used in home furnishings, fashion, wall hangings and artworks. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_029.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_17.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_14.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_34.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn, using foot pedals, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_29.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_16.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_12.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work with a comb, weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_39.JPG
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_32.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, with woollen yarn, a comb and a weaving shuttle, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_25.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_20.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_19.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_18.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_13.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_11.jpg
  • Loom, used for weaving woollen yarn, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_10.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, with woollen yarn, a comb and a weaving shuttle, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_40.JPG
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_31.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work at a loom, weaving woollen yarn, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_27.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work with woollen yarn and a weaving shuttle, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_23.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_15.jpg
  • Weaver Lola at work weaving woollen yarn at a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_38.jpg
  • Woollen cloths woven on a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_09.jpg
  • Man making traditional sweeping brushes from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. Here the man is twisting fibres together while holding the end in his teeth. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC500.jpg
  • Weaving, and yarn with rubber coating, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_088.jpg
  • Sophie Graney, a weaver and textile artist, seen through a weaving, at work in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_103.jpg
  • Sophie Graney, a weaver and textile artist, seen through a weaving, at work in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_102.jpg
  • Thread and weaving, detail, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_097.jpg
  • Man making a traditional woven basket from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC502.jpg
  • Craftspeople making traditional woven baskets from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC493.jpg
  • Women making traditional woven baskets from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC494.jpg
  • Man making and wearing traditional woven hats from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC496.JPG
  • Craftsperson making traditional woven strap for basket from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC498.jpg
  • Weaving, with loose threads and rubber coated yarn, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_086.jpg
  • Weaving, with loose threads and rubber coated yarn, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_096.jpg
  • Sketch of a weaving in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_095.jpg
  • Woollen yarn woven on a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_48.jpg
  • Man making a traditional woven basket from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC501.jpg
  • Man holding a traditional woven hat made from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC495.jpg
  • Woman making a traditional woven strap for a basket from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC497.jpg
  • Man making traditional sweeping brushes from palm leaves and other plant fibres at the "Fira de las Fibras vegetales en Mas de Barberans", Mas de Barberans, Montsia, Tarragona, Spain. Here the man is twisting fibres together while holding the end in his teeth. This fair takes place in August and celebrates the skills of basketry made from the Mediterranean fan palm, found on the nearby slopes of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit and harvested in the summer. The baskets were originally made for holding harvested crops such as olives and for carrying by animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCSPAIN12_MC499.jpg
  • Weaving, detail, with pink and white yarn and strips of red leather, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_092.jpg
  • Weaving, detail, with pink and white yarn and strips of red leather, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_091.jpg
  • Weaving, and yarn with rubber coating, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_089.jpg
  • Woollen yarn woven on a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_03.jpg
  • Woollen yarn woven on a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_35.jpg
  • Woollen yarn woven on a loom, and a comb, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_52.jpg
  • Woollen cloths woven on a loom, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_50.jpg
  • Woollen yarn woven on a loom, and a comb, in the workshop of the company Laines Paysannes, producing pure woollen clothing, rugs and yarns, made from French wool, based in Ariege, Occitanie, France. The company is owned by Olivia Bertrand, a weaver, and Paul de Latour, a sheep breeder, who use Tarasconnais sheep for their organic wool. Photographed on 4th December 2019. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_LainesPaysannesDec2019_MC_42.jpg
  • Weaving with yarn, leather and rubber coated yarn, in the studio of Sophie Graney, in her studio at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise and creative business incubator in Deptford, London, UK. Sophie uses unusual materials such as rubber, leather and PVC in her weavings and makes pieces for homewares, art pieces and fashion. Cockpit was founded in 1986 with 5 units opening in Cockpit Yard in Holborn, and now supports 170 businesses in the Holborn and Deptford sites. Creatives receive training, support and bursaries and work across a wide range of art and craft practices. Photographed on 31st May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_CockpitJune2019_MC_087.jpg
  • Woman weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in a mirror used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_175.jpg
  • Commerce and trade, with men at work weaving cloth and carding fleece, and a delivery on donkeys, detail of the Peaceful City from the Allegory of Good Government and the Effects of Good Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Buon Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Knitting area for circular knitting of the body of the clothing, and weaving of cloth from rolls of threads, at Lacoste Operations in the historic Lacoste factory in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Lacoste is a ready-to-wear clothing and accessories company founded 1933 by tennis players Rene Lacoste and Andre Gillier, based in Troyes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1727.jpg
  • Storage of coloured wool on wooden brooches, in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_209.jpg
  • Comb, section of tapestry in progress and a traced design, in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_213.jpg
  • Weaver at work on a tapestry in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_224.jpg
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