Devon A few days ago you asked about Spanish lace makers and what they were doing. There had been a large group on google with many Spanish lace makers participating. A huge number of photos were posted. Unfortunately google decided to cancel their "groups" feature, I think because facebook was taking all the traffic. The photos may still be there, but under the names of the participating members, instead of a group. I was actively using that group to keep track of what Spanish lace makers were doing. And I am very frustrated that the group no longer exists.
What I remember is that they were doing torchon mostly (not surprising), but also a lot of Cluny type laces (including continental guipure = Cluny with floral or naturalistic designs) and tape laces of various kinds. Some which were a lot like the Italian, but also some Milanese, Russian, Idrija, and of course Hinojosa. There was some Bruges, but more Duchesse (still a small number, but more than we find on laceioli. Point ground was rare. What surprised me was a fair amount of embroidered tulle, both needle run and tambour. They seem to be doing more of that than any other group of lacemakers in the world. They also do a lot of drawn thread embroidery (threads removed in one direction and needle weaving and other embellishments). The internet is wonderful, but when stuff is GONE, it is REALLY GONE. Lorelei - 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/
