Weaving Umbria: The Art of Marta Cucchia
Clip: 9/9/2026 | 2m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
An Umbrian weaver preserves centuries-old textile traditions on historic hand looms.
At Atelier Giuditta Brozzetti in Umbria, master weaver Marta Cucchia preserves one of Italy's oldest textile traditions. Working on historic hand looms, she creates intricate fabrics using techniques passed down through generations, blending exceptional craftsmanship with timeless design to keep the region's rich weaving heritage alive.
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Weaving Umbria: The Art of Marta Cucchia
Clip: 9/9/2026 | 2m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
At Atelier Giuditta Brozzetti in Umbria, master weaver Marta Cucchia preserves one of Italy's oldest textile traditions. Working on historic hand looms, she creates intricate fabrics using techniques passed down through generations, blending exceptional craftsmanship with timeless design to keep the region's rich weaving heritage alive.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMartas work is woven into her family history.
In 1921, her great-grandmother Giuditta Brozzetti opened this workshop to this medieval Perugian specialty NARRATOR: In the middle ages Perugia was a market town, and one of its products was textiles, especially the Perugian tablecloth.
NARRATOR: At that time, Perugia had been relatively independent of the Pope, and in the 16th century rebelled against the Holy Sees efforts to control it through taxes on salt.
To punish the city, the Pope banned textile production for commercial purposes, pushing Perugia further into isolation and self-sufficiency.
NARRATOR: When the ban was eventually lifted, commercial work resumed... but the invention of mechanized looms during the Industrial Revolution almost brought an end to these sacred and beautiful textiles.
When Martas mother decided to close her hand-weaving shop, Marta, age 23, wouldnt hear of it.
NARRATOR: Today she and her apprentice run one of the last hand-weaving studios in Italy.
Textiles are the fabric of her life.
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