Guided tour of the Filt 1860 factory
Visit Filt 1860, which has been awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label, and discover its ancestral know-how.
Renowned for its provision nets, Filt 1860 has a simple mission: to promote French textile expertise here and around the world through its cords and nets, which have been made in Normandy for over 160 years.
Filt 1860 is a team on a human scale, an artisanal production workshop, preserved know-how, a healthy dose of optimism, audacity, determination and good ideas, all of which have enabled them to export the image of the company and their products to over 50 countries including Korea, Japan, the United States and Russia.
Elvire will introduce you to the history and development of the Normandy-based company, before taking you inside the workshop where the famous nets and cords are made. You’ll discover the different areas of the workshop: knitting, braiding, making up, quality control and shipping.
At the end of the tour, take advantage of the shop and get a €3 discount!
Practical information:
For safety reasons, children under 8 are not allowed on the tour.
As the workshop part of the tour is quite noisy, earplugs will be provided free of charge.
Length of visit: 1h30 to 2h
