Carpenters, cobblers, picture framers 'most common' trades
(ANSA)
- Milan, September 18 - Basket weavers, blacksmiths, knife grinders
and practitioners of other traditional trades are holding out in
Italy, the Milan chamber of commerce said Thursday. There are some
17,000 artisanal businesses across the country, including almost
7,000 carpenters, 5,000 cobblers and 3,000 picture framers, a survey
said.
Some 1,725 small businesses specialise in embroidery, lacework and crochet. Traditional trades are most common in Rome (6.4%), Bolzano (5%) and Milan (4%). Rome is the city with the highest number of shoemakers, while Bolzano is in the lead for chimney sweeps and Milan for blacksmiths.
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