Tess and spiders
I think your question can make richer our list.
And add to Jenny's fabulous list of lace's sites.
The lace you send the foto is called "renascença" (Renaissance Lace) here in
Brasil. Like the greater number of the laces here, it's
arrived crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It's roots are in Burano, Veneza,
Italy.
I think that it is a needlelace. Is make also with a cotton little ribbon
named
"lacê" (I think that is french). Around the heart there is another lace
(bobbin lace? industrial lace?)
Recife is in Northeastern and there are many lacemakers all the
Northeastern. There are turist too and lace is a product for turism. It is
expensive like in all world, and few people can buy a beautyfull lace, a
traditional one.
What I think is interesting is that there are lacemakers that make a lace
with cotton thread more great that the tradicional, and we have a piece
modern and
low-priced.
It is not like the traditional lace, is with colours many times it's OK. Has
it's "charm", new-fashioned.And we have the two sorts, a more traditional
and a modern kind.
There is a site called "a casa" (the house) that the subject-matter is
"design"
and it has a brazilian handcrafts's archive. You will love it: has a
english version!
Visit http://www.acasa.org.br and, please, say me what you think about it.
The page where we can see the renaissane lace, tradicional kind, is
http://www.acasa.org.br/arquivo.php?secao=Acervo&id_colecao=23&pg=1&pchave=
But there is no nhanduti there. Only the name. No foto, no history...
Nhanduti is the only lace that comes to Brasil of Paraguay, by land.
Nhanduti that is another story.
My God, this reply came out on the large side. It is not prudent.
More we write more we can make a mistake.
But nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Tchau (See you soon) for all.
elizabeth corrêa
from Brasil,
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From: "Tess Parrish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "eva schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Thomsen Ilske"
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Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:44 PM
Subject: Brazilian lace
Hello Elizabeth,
A friend of mine has just come back from Brazil and she found these two
little sachet bags in the airport. She is not a lacemaker, but she knew
I would like them--and I do! I think you can see the details very
well, and I have included the card of the company. It seems to be from
a company called "Fatima" in Recife, and the web page on the back of
the card is <fatimarendas.com.br>
Can you tell me something about this lace? Are there many lacemakers
in Brazil? This lace, as you see, has both needle lace and bobbin
lace.
We are all very glad that you wrote to Arachne. If you have problems
writing in English, please don't worry. There are always people on
Arachne who are able to help with translation.
Welcome!
Tess
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