This travel guide is offered by your hotel
House of Embroidery
4 Rue des écoles, 97413 Cilaos
Tel: 02 62 31 77 48.
Full/reduced price for guided tour: €2 / €1. Free for children under 8.
Open Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 12 pm/12:45 pm to 4:30 pm, Friday: 8 am to 12 pm.
This meticulous craft was introduced to the cirque at the end of the 19th century by Angèle Mac Auliffe, daughter of the first doctor to settle in the Cilaos cirque. She initiated the village girls before the technique was passed down from generation to generation. It involves removing threads from the fabric to produce voids, called days.
The Maison de la Broderie offers an introduction to embroidery, as well as a permanent exhibition and sale of Cilaos “jours”. You’ll find finished products, including tablecloths, bedspreads, placemats and coasters…. The price of our products reflects the time required to make them: a tablecloth can take up to eight months to make!