2024

BOUTIQUES D'ARTISANAT

Arts and crafts

Most craft stores in town claim to work with an adjoining workshop, but you often don't see any craftspeople (they'll tell you that the workshop is closed on that particular day, etc.). Not a big deal, if you know what to expect. Prices a little higher than in the surrounding villages, although they've gone up a lot there too. Let's go for small workshops and stray stores, so that our money goes as directly as possible to those who rightfully need it.

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 Ambositra
2024

CHEZ MAMY

Arts and crafts

Small family structure, offering a variety of miniature objects (from rickshaws to boats to filanzane) and an embroidery workshop. Mamy explains everything about rickshaws. Then he gives a demonstration on the making of each accessory; a real show of transformation in all kinds... Fascinating. It takes about 1h30 to make a bicycle. Mamy's wife has also created an embroidery workshop. Several embroiderers work there permanently. A workshop of weaving of raw silk appeared.

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 Antsirabe