Ilske, > Avital, > another question, could the name show that the jewish people coming from > Spain to Germany brought with them this handcraft? Because in the book of > Jewish museum in Praque it's named Spanier Arbit. Which sound to me Jiddish > as lots of Jewish people speak in former time here in Germany. > Here in Hamburg we have a graveyard were both people the one coming from > south and the other coming from the east are burried.
Some Sephardi (Spanish or Portuguese) Jews did end up in Germany, but proving that they brought this craft with them would take some careful documentation. > The work itself reminds me on Hohlspitze, I have no idea how it is in > English, as well as a certain gold-embroidery which gold-caps for folkloric > costumes are done. Hohlspitze I think is translated as "Hollow point" or "Hollow stitch," although I'm not sure why. It seems to be the same as the Lamespitze that Gabriele has posted about. Here's a photo, with a comment about a Jewish connection. Interesting--this site does suggest that Spanish Jews brought the technique to Russia and that the term is also called Russian lace. So maybe you're right! Or maybe it's a guess on the writer's part. http://www.co-verlag.de/faden/pack/et_radh.htm Avital -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
