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article_detailDate Published: 08/09/2021ARCHIVED ARTICLEARCHIVED - From Cartaya to Cartagena; crochet sunshades are the must-have accessory this summer
The Asociación de Mujeres Albaida de Perín in Cartagena have created this attractive and practical artwork
The Asociación de Mujeres Albaida de Perín, an outlying district of the Cartagena municipality, have been busy during the hotter months of the year, using recycled wool to create an attractive and stylish sunshade which can be hung wherever needed to give dappled shade.
Each of the women participating in the activity supplied their own wool and created 200 crocheted circles of colourful work, following the style of the traditional items made in the Campo de Cartagena, the final result when all the pieces were stitched together being a large, colourful tapestry.
Councillor for Equality, David Martínez Noguera, accompanied by the president of the Deputation's Neighborhood Board, Isabel Andreu, visited the village to see the final result: ‘This tapestry is a beautiful example of how combining the most deeply rooted traditions of our municipality can create a magnificent work of crafts like this, which is also functional because it creates shady areas in the village,’ commented the councillor as he posed for selfies with the ladies concerned.
In fact, the ladies are so enamoured with the colourful crochet activity that they’ve even made a matching piece of wall-art to brighten-up the walls of the village square.
The craze for crocheted sunshades seems to be spreading across Spain and earlier in the summer the ladies of Cartaya in Huelva, Andalusia, used their time in lockdown to create a similar piece, hand-made sunshades becoming quite the "must-have accessory" this summer!
Images: Ayto. Cartagena
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