Hello lacemaking friends, I am happy to see that you like the piece of lace!
As a complement to the information about this lace from Camariñas, I inform you that there is a catalogue of laces from this area free to download, legally: http://ficheiros-web.xunta.gal/artesaniadegalicia/encaixe-galego.pdf You should print the patterns in A3 to get the real size, as most of these popular lace is worked with cotton No. 30 or even 20. Most of these pieces of lace were made for home linen, so a thicker thread is more easily washed and preserved. But you can print the patterns smaller in a A4 and work with a finer thread. As you can see, the lace that is done in Galicia (Camariñas, a really beautiful region to visit, by the way) is what we would call "mixed" technique, as Torchon and Cluny (here called guipur) is mixed in a same pattern most of the times. I hope you enjoy this information. BTW, the link to this pdf file was already given here in Arachne years ago, as far as I remember. Best wishes and happy lacemaking!! Antje, 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
