Casa e putìa is an event where you can visit a tailor's shop like the old ones inside stately palaces, a classic sewing room where women try to make dreams come true and, in addition to feeling physically beautiful, try to feel good psychologically, because wearing a dress that makes you feel good about yourself inevitably makes you feel good about others.
The experience kicks off with tea and cookies, where you can chat and then head into the sewing room to see how a pattern is made on fabric. The Sicilian shawl is an icon of folk costume, used for different purposes besides just covering up. It can be considered an indelible part of a culture that still persists in our customs today. From a humble covering or work garment for household chores or in the fields to becoming a garment of elegance, the step is very short: just change the fabrics or embellish with embroidery and lace.
The simple shawl, with its triangular and almost votive shape that recalls the divine triad of Catholicism, is for a woman an element that lends itself to many uses, an instrument that has its own precise language made up of mute words and punctuation.
Sewing one is therefore not only a school gesture to learn, but an act of knowledge of an “element that belongs to an ancient culture to be saved and handed down even to those who are not from the places.
With Madonie Travel Service, you'll learn how to sew your Sicilian shawl, guided by an expert local stylist.