Hello everyone, First of all I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Is anyone familiar with the program "Pilot Guides" on the OLN? The traveller, Ian Wright, was in Brazil in this evening's episode. Just as I tuned in he said, "And nearby are the famous lacemakers of Burano (sp?). The camera focused in on one woman sitting on the ground with an enormous bolster pillow in front of her in a large basket. The shape of the pillow was cylindrical but not as long as the Spanish ones but it wasn't like the German bolsters either. She was making a tablecloth and was in the process of making leaves. She was using large bobbins with a globe on the end and was working palms up. I'm not sure what type of lace she was making but it was being made with fairly coarse thread, perhaps crochet cotton. Ian said "It can take a year to make a tablecloth." He went on to say that lacemaking was brought over from Italy but I didn't catch the era. I wish I had taped the programme so I could replay it. Johanna No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.2 - Release Date: 20/12/2004 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
