Sports such as hockey, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer usually celebrate athletes as the main attraction, but maybe it’s time to spotlight the sports equipment and ask, “But who makes the nets?” The answer lies in the beautiful village of Monte Isola, Italy, rising as a mountain island from the middle of Lake Iseo in the Brescia province in Lombardy.
Monte Isola comprises three islands, the largest of which is the charming Montisola. This hidden gem’s artisanal net-making craft has been crucial to its economy and history for centuries, beginning as a necessary art form with women hand-weaving nets the men used for fishing.
