Hello all Arachneans, Now that you are talking about filet lacis, I want to tell you that many years ago, my mother brought me a little doily made of this technique. She had bought it in Portugal. I never knew exactly whreabouts. It is made with quite thick cotton thread. I love it. Two summers ago I happend to go to Portugal on holiday, and driving back through La Serra da Estrela (beautiful mountains in the north of Portugal), admiring the landscape, suddenly we saw some big pieces of filet lace exhibited in front of several houses next to the road. A completely irreal picture! I suppose they were on sale, but there were no signs saying anything. I didn't react at the first moment, so we didn't stop. How I regret it now! What I want to say with this story is that in this part of Portugal they still make filet lace to earn money. And by the way, here in Guadalajara, Spain, you can learn how to make it. There is a good teacher at a school where they teach old crafts (also bobbinlace, of course). Have a nice weekend, many greetings from Antje, Spain
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