For seven generations, the Pascucci family has handed down secrets, recipes and know-how to obtain today the same exquisite prints of the past: fascinating, permanent, versatile and creative. The resulting products are therefore characterised not only by their fine quality, but also by their peculiar, unique history.
Over 3000 hand-carved blocks
Over our long history, the members of our family have accumulated more than 3000 blocks. Hand-carved on pear tree wood, resistant to mallet blows, these blocks are not only the matrices for our prints, but also a work of art in themselves. Their designs tell the story of our Bottega.
![Stampi](https://www.pascucci1826.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stampi@2x.png)
At first there was only rust, obtained from oxidised iron
Today, along with it there are many, many more, and not only printed but also painted on the fabric; they are composed of a mysterious mixture of wheat flour and pigments. Our recipes for colours are top secret, and they are passed down from one generation to the next.
![I colori](https://www.pascucci1826.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/colori.png)
After being dipped in the colour paste, our printing blocks are then placed on the fabric and hit with a mallet
Once, twice, three times… and all the times required by the shape of the textile. With a steady hand and a lifetime’s experience, the tools of our trade are masterfully held and used to create unique, genuine products.
![La stampa](https://www.pascucci1826.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/la_stamp.png)
After printing, textiles are hanged to dry on reeds for a whole night
When the fabric is dry, the prints must be developed and fixed. This is done with two different types of baths: a basic solution for rust and natural colours, and warm water and acid for all the others.
![Fissaggio e Viraggio](https://www.pascucci1826.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fissaggio_viraggio.png)
Our Bottega still displays a massive ironing machine built in 1826
This is made of a heavy wooden crate full of river stones, which was pulled by a winch to iron fabrics before and after printing.
![Il Mangano](https://www.pascucci1826.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/stampa_il_mangano.png)