Hello all those interested in Spanish lace, Sorry for not having got in touch before. But I have a good excuse: I have been at the Diada of Arenys, and afterwards took a few days off at the Mediterranean coast.
As Carolina has already told you, in Spain there are now so many lace meetings, that it is sometimes difficult to choose which one to attend. Not all of them are interesting. It all depends on what you are looking for. The Diada of Catalonia is, evidently, the most interesting of all, not only because of the number of participants, but also because it has an international presence. For example, in Arenys we could see an exhibition of important lace centers of Europe, such as Peniche (Portugal), Bobowa (Poland), Idrija (Eslovenia), France (sorry, but can't remember now which lace center was there!). And from Spain, our most important lacemaking centers were there: Arenys de Mar and Arenys de Munt (with a long tradition and a museum), L' Arboc (also long tradition, specific type of lace and also a museum) - both in Catalonia-, Almagro (also long tradition and a museum), Camariñas (also long tradition and museum)... Apart from this exhibitions, and conferences and courses held in Arenys along the whole week, the meeting itself gathers thousands of lacers from all over Spain. They sit at those big tables you have seen in the pictures, and make lace. Each group of lacers brings their best laces with them... But... not all lace meetings of Spain are the same. You are only seeing a selection of laces in these Picasa albums, usually the best pieces. But, normally you only see lots and lots of torchon and not so well done works. Something I like at the meetings is that there are many selling points: here you can buy many things you don't easily get in your local shops. I am going to write a short text about The Diada in my blog. Coming soon. I will tell you about it, so that you can read and see. Hope this answers some of your questions about lace in Spain. Best regards from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain. www.vueltaycruz.es - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
