Wool house

Basto Land Museum: Wool house

Image website Cabeceiras de Baixo Municipal Council

Casa da Lã is located in the parish of Bucos. There are looms, wool and space for ten women to socialize, which, for taste, they meet every Thursday afternoon to catch up and dedicate themselves to wool – washing, dry, sketch, card, Emannels, spin, sock, good, roll, weave and knit.

Em 2010 The Cabeceiras de Basto City Council invited designer Helena Cardoso to develop work with these women, resulting in a set of new parts of contemporary line (where in some works already uses industrial wool), but keeping tradition in the way.

Curriculum note – Helena Cardoso – Commander of the Order of Merit

Visitors can travel to Casa da Lã using the following trucking services: TRANSDEV – Arco de Baúlhe/Braga (via Cabeceiras de Basto and Póvoa de Lanhoso), Porto/Ribeira de Pena – Express (via Cabeceiras de Basto, Fafe and Guimarães), Headwaters of Basto/Ribeira de Pena (via Formoselos) or MONDINESSE – Cabeceiras de Basto/Amarante, Headwaters of Basto/Porto (via Fafe and Guimarães).

Typology: Industrial Tourism Visit, Creative, Cultural e Patrimonial;
Difficulty level: easy.
Free visit

Credits: website Cabeceiras de Baixo City Council