Do you remember the tinkling of the beaded curtains? A memory of a summer perhaps, honey color. Well the southern curtain hasn’t stopped singing. A new breath shakes his long chains. “Achievements like that of Mama Shelter [un hôtel de Londres] made a lot of noise, ”admits Amélie Ricard, fourth generation of crocheter.
In Montfavet, pearls are crocheted like others crochet thread. The orders are numerous, the team is small so the pace is assiduous. A basic curtain requires an average of 15 hours of work. However, Amélie Ricard does not simply make curtains: she partitions spaces, she builds screens, blinds, shower screens, furniture doors …
“A slightly complicated pattern requires a lot of concentration and at the beginning 20 minutes of crocheting hurts the hands”, testifies the manager. To take a break, we answer the phone calls, we take care of the orders. “You have to be multitasking here. The craftswoman is training two people. A third will arrive in April. For the moment, it alone has the complete know-how. “It takes 8 or 9 years to learn. ”
So… Of course, we watched her work faster.
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Protected gestures
For the moment, Amélie Ricard is the only one to have the know-how as a whole. In addition to the name, the logo, the models, “we have submitted about twenty actions to the Inpi [Institut national de la propriété industrielle] because if something happens to me, the know-how would not be passed on, ”says Amélie Ricard. She is currently training two people. Soon three.
Convenient
Before being pretty, the bead curtain is practical. It protects from the sun and heat but allows light to pass through. Moreover, they are removed at the end of the summer. He annoys insects. In a business (as in the old days), it warns of the arrival of a customer.
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