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Macramé

The black and white photograph has been taken through a wooden lattice. On the other side of the lattice, hanging from the ceiling are three macramé plant hangers.

Sylvain H. Boileau, 1980.
City of Saint-Eustache. Archives. Fonds Boileau.

Macramé is a technique that involves creating a variety of knots, usually with twine or string. Different from both sewing and weaving, this technique gained popularity in Québec in the 1970s and was featured at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache.