Hat makers, Biella Province, Piemonte (24 images)
The Hat making cooperative (Cappellificio Co-operativo) in Cervo, close to Biella, in Piemonte or Piedmont in north-west Italy still practises one of the most highly prized crafts of the Cervo Valley. Situated on the Wool Road (Strada della Lana ) this is one of the last of the traditional Italian felt hat makers in the Cervo river valley where a series mills and factories once served a thriving woollen and textile industry. Many are now derelict as cloth production has shifted to the...
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