This Presentation is about Maltese Traditional Culture.Last reviewed on 18th January 2016. Done by Eman Scorfna & Lyanne sawyer. Thankyou for your time.

1. 17th January 2016

2. Introduction:
 Our chosen subject for task 3 had to be
specifically focused on Maltese
traditions and culture.
 We researched a variety of Bizzilla and
Gannutell.

3. Bizzilla. (Lace)
 The 'Bizzilla' craft florished in Malta
more or less in the middle 17th century.
 Found all over the islands especially in
crafts villages and the most traditional
areas.

4. Origins.
Maltese lace is a
direct descendant of
the genoise lace. It is
said a special group
of gozitan women
became specialized,
they studied the
technique further.

5. Bobbin Lace.
Different types of
laces include
Bobbin lace, made
of various threads
each tied together
to what is called a
spoon or bobbin.
Maltese term
'Ghazel' is used to
describe the
technique.

6. About this Tradition.
 Our Maltese seniors still use the same
points and techniques and it never really
changed.
 The commercial potential of Maltese
bobbin lace went on to influence China
and India.

7. (Both Indian Inspired
Designs.)
Initial patterns were
copied in silk, mass
produced and then
introduced to linen and
cotton threads.

8. Chinese Lace clothing.
An example of
Traditional Maltese
lace influence on
Chinese clothing.

9. Different designs.
 Lace umbrella.

10. Other Lace designs.
 Abstract lace
design with flowers.
Beautiful Indian
inspired Lace design 

11. Lace used in Tattoo
Designs.
As you can see.. Lace is
both beautiful and very ..
Very interesting.
Thank you For your
time, Eman Scorfna.

12. Ganutell.
 For my part of this presentation ,I am
passing around a couple of ganutell
flowers as visual reference. Enjoy.

13. Introduction to ganutell.
 I researched traditional Maltese
“Ganutell” as reference to our culture.
 “Ganutell” is a Maltese tradition, an art
form of making artificial flowers with the
use of wire, treads and beads.

14. Origins.
 “Ganutell” was mostly found in the
18th and 19th century.
 This form of art was derived from the
Italian ‘Cannotiglio’ which was
introduced to Malta in the early
18th century from mainland Europe.
 The way this craft eventually evolved
has practically made it distinctively
Maltese.

15. This beautiful form of art..
A collection of ganutell
flowers and leaves
collected in a bunch to
form this design.  

16. Artisanal.(handmade.)
 This type of flowering art is joined by the
name artisanal, because it’s handmade.
Amongst most of the traditional and
cultural Maltese “Bizzilla”.

17. Ganutell: Process &
techniques.
 There is a variety of techniques used in
the process of making one of these
wonderful creations.
 The smaller flowers would be worked
with silk being threaded from one side to
the other of the border of the petal.

18. Image on the
right hand side
shows a
simple process
on how a
poppy artificial
flower is done.
..Process.

19. Early years, Usage of Ganutell.
 In the early 18th and 19th century, the
most beautiful ornaments consisted of
bouquets of flowers, they would be used
to decorate hallways and sitting room
and the altars of churches.

20. Influences.
 We can catch a glimpse of inspiration of
our traditional ganutell in..
Earrings 

21. Various different
decorative
designs, such as
this butterfly
This work of art , which is put
together using a combination
of ganutell flowers and leafs
made out of different sheets
of metal. 

22. (The necklace above is
made of crochet threads
with Ganutell and
embroidery.)
..Necklaces

23. This concludes
our presentation.
Thank you for
your time.
Lyanne Sawyer.