burato

The tradition & historical record

Buratto is an Italian needle lace made by darning patterns onto a net. Buratto, meaning sieve or cheesecloth in Italian, refers to the net used. It is similar in appearance to filet lace however it is made using a woven net rather than a knotted net. Buratto also tends to be heavier in appearance due to the woven nature of the netting used Grid patterns can be used to make buratto, each square representing a space in the net. Thread is woven into the net using a needle to make solid areas. ¹

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burato is type of Italian darned-net lace, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²

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