As a picture is worth a thousand words, here it is a link to a Spanish
lace supplier, who sells all type of pillows, now used in Spain:
http://www.boixet.com/index.php?cPath=22&language=en
The traditional one is the straw long vertical bolster pillow, it is
intended to work straight long laces. They can be of different
diameters, depending on the wideness of the lace to be worked. Usually
we support them against a wall and/or a table.
http://www.boixet.com/index.php?cPath=22_52
In Galicia (north of Spain) varies slightly the shape, being more wide
and some times half bolster pillow, with two sticks on the top to better
support and recline on a table.
In the South West of the country lacemakers who work tape laces, they
use a shorter bolster pillow, similar to Italian and Slovenian ones with
a horizontal wooden support.
Nowadays polystyrene is also very often used, overall when a large shawl
or runner is in process, as well as round pillows.
All weekends in Springtime and Summer you can find lace days all over
the country sometimes in little villages, where it is usual to find a
Civic centre where aged people make laces as a pastime.
Here there is another link to another lace day, this in Alcanar (Valencia)
http://tinyurl.com/bt48g8q
I'm sure our Spanish lacemakers will join in this discussion.
Laura Sandison
New Mexico, USA
Carolina de la Guardia
http://www.carolgallego.com
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