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The
Núcleo Museológico do IBTAM
- the museum centre of the Madeiran Institute for
embroidery, tapestry and handicrafts is a non-pompous
and discreet look at the role and economy of three
areas of handiwork still practised today in Madeira:
that is, embroidery, tapestry, and handicraft
work - especially wickerwork.  The
centrepiece of the museum is the collection of valuable
19th and early 20th century embroidered cloths
and decorative pieces. The collection is reminiscent
of the décor that was practised in the homes
of fine Madeiran families and abroad during the times
when the romanticism style was very much in
Fashion.
The
craft of embroidering these magnificent cloths is
a painstaking one. However, the IBTAM institute have
made it less than painstaking to appreciate the history
and methods of this elegant craft. A pedagogical
centre is open to the public where they can learn
the different types of stitches and creative
pattern making methods possible in Madeira embroidery.
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