“soprarizzo”<\/a> is also called “sopra-riccio” (\u201cover-the-curls\u201d).<\/p>\nThe cut velvet and the curly velvet can be distinguished also thanks to their color: even if obtained with the same yarn, the first one is darker because the cut pile absorbs light, while the second one is lighter because it reflects it.<\/p>\n
Equal attention, however, must be paid to the loom: as it dates back to the 18th century, it\u2019s not as fast as modern machines. It doesn’t work non-stop, but must be often recharged and reset: no wonder that the best it can achieve in one day is a 30-cm-longer fabric than the day before. But, even if it\u2019s slow work, the fruit of craft traditions is always unique.<\/p>\n
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A detail of the Leoni soprarizzo velvet – color Indaco<\/p>\n
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The meaning of Persian Lions in a crest<\/h2>\n
This velvet motif has a deep meaning: two lions are placed on either side of a tree of life.<\/p>\n
The lion is an ancient symbol of power in many cultures all around the world, which was first represented during the Stone Age. Its strength has turned it into the emblem of pharaohs, Mesopotamian rulers, and medieval houses, and it has been depicted on palaces, paintings, and as a motif for textiles.<\/p>\n
In this case, it is the figure aimed at protecting and shielding the tree of life. In ancient Persia, the tree of life – put in its appearance in the 9th century B.C. in Mesopotamia – bears all the seeds for all other trees of the earth; in the Norse mythology, it is identified with Yggdrasil, the tree holding the worlds on its branches; for Christians, it corresponds to Christ\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
All these, and many others, representations, though, do have something in common: the tree of life is almost always flanked by two figures, either human, monstrous, or animal ones, looking at it with admiration or defending it. From Syria and Palestine to Persia and Turkey and, eventually, to Venice.<\/p>\n
This was the path that brought such an exotic motif from the Middle East to Italy, through the Silk Road, also becoming the pattern of one of our most precious soprarizzo velvets and the logo of Tessitura Bevilacqua in 2005. An intercultural and timeless symbol which, by depicting the defense of life, represents the safeguard of its foundations: traditions, even those of craftsmanship.<\/p>\n
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