This week we received a gift that we are really pleased about and makes us proud!
A new video report on the Meias Graves da Serra d’Ossa has been produced and uploaded to YouTube. This is a work by Maria Ramalho, a student of Journalism and Communication at the University of Coimbra, who originally hails from Redondo.
This charming video has the intro: “Around 10 kilometres from the Alentejo
town of Redondo, Serra D’Ossa socks are produced by hand. It is a passion for the art that still drives Angelina Martins, one of the few guardians of this knowledge.”
Thank you Maria!
About Meias Graves
The art of producing the unique socks that come from the tiny Serra d’Ossa village of Aldeia de Serra sadly almost died out with only a handful of women still making them today.
The women of this small mountain community have been making beautiful hand-crafted stockings in bright happy colours that were worn with traditional costume for events such as carnival and weddings for hundreds of years.
Knitted using five needles and either worked in fine wool or cotton, the socks take many days of delicate work to make—and you need to have patience, concentration and good eyesight as well as dedication!
Contact us if you would like to join a class of Meias Graves sock making.