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Les Carnets Marevaka

Terres & Matières

Récits de matière, savoir-faire du crochet et horizons malgaches. Un regard sur le raphia, de la botanique à l’objet.

VELATRA, a sculptural crocheted raffia piece with a central crown and long fringes, displayed in a beige interior.

Pièces uniques

VELATRA, the hat that became a sculpture

Editorial composition: the TSARAVA wide-brimmed raffia hat in natural light on pale stone.

Capeline en raphia

TSARAVA: anatomy of a wide-brimmed raffia hat

Editorial interpretation: hands crocheting a circle of raffia.

Construction

Crocheting in the round: building a form from the centre

Editorial detail of the ANJA hat’s dense raffia stitches and cognac ribbon.

Crochet

Double crochet: density and structure in raffia

Editorial close-up of the openwork raffia brim of TSARAVA on pale linen.

Crochet

The chain stitch: crochet’s first gesture

Editorial composition inspired by TSARAVA, with a ribbon of raffia fibre on a linen-covered table.

Crochet

Why crochet suits raffia so well

An interpretation of the artisan’s craft: inspecting a hand-crocheted raffia hat.

Artisanes

The craft of raffia crochet

Editorial interpretation of Madagascar’s wetlands and raffia palms.

Artisanat malgache

Madagascar, a land of raffia and skilled making

Editorial interpretation: a raffia hat and fibres protected on a shelf in soft light.

Atelier

Storing raffia before and after making

Editorial interpretation of extracting a raffia ribbon from a young leaflet.

Fibre de raphia

From a young leaflet to a ribbon of raffia

Editorial composition: natural raffia ribbons and the texture of the fibre in soft light.

Botanique

What is raffia? From palm to fibre

An interpretation of the making of a wide-brimmed crochet hat, with raffia fibre and a hook on a pale table.

Chapeau en raphia

How a crocheted raffia hat is made