A tool with a past life - and a singular purpose.
These Pettines are made by hand from decommissioned weaving looms, where each set of ridges once guided thread instead of dough. Reclaimed, reshaped, and returned to use, the wood carries with it the quiet imprint of its history.
Because these looms are no longer in production, each pettine is increasingly difficult to find. What remains is limited - shaped by what has been preserved, not reproduced.
In pasta making, the pettine becomes essential - the defining instrument for forming garganelli. As the dough is rolled across its surface, the ridges create the characteristic texture that allows sauce to cling, transforming a simple shape into something complete.
There is nothing incidental about this tool. Its structure, its material, its origin - all serve the hand and the craft.
Each piece is slightly different. Each carries its own markings. No two are exactly alike.
This is not is modern invention.
It is a continuation - and a rare one.
Made by hand. Made for the craft.
A tool with a past life - and a singular purpose.
These Pettines are made by hand from decommissioned weaving looms, where each set of ridges once guided thread instead of dough. Reclaimed, reshaped, and returned to use, the wood carries with it the quiet imprint of its history.
Because these looms are no longer in production, each pettine is increasingly difficult to find. What remains is limited - shaped by what has been preserved, not reproduced.
In pasta making, the pettine becomes essential - the defining instrument for forming garganelli. As the dough is rolled across its surface, the ridges create the characteristic texture that allows sauce to cling, transforming a simple shape into something complete.
There is nothing incidental about this tool. Its structure, its material, its origin - all serve the hand and the craft.
Each piece is slightly different. Each carries its own markings. No two are exactly alike.
This is not is modern invention.
It is a continuation - and a rare one.
Made by hand. Made for the craft.
