Hi Devon and all,
Although I couldn't find a video of a bolster being made, to show the
banana leaf filling, the video in this link shows the bobbins made of
jungle nuts and reed stems, as well as the cactus thorns used instead of pins.
They are quite suitable to the coarse nature of the bolster and the
thread thickness they prefer.
Something I love is their bold use of eye-popping colours!
Enjoy,
Debora Lustgarten
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjBmM7QEKlU
At 02:25 PM 2/25/2020, Devon Thein wrote:
Many thanks to Jo for that fantastic picture of a lacemaker seated behind a
huge bolster as in the picture from the Codex. Many thanks also to Deborah
for the suggestion that it is a banana leaf pillow from Brazil, based on
Portuguese lace pillows. I have been looking for other examples on the
internet and while there are some large bolsters, this one in Jo's photo is
the largest. I wonder if Deborah has any other information about the banana
leaf pillows of Brazil or photos of other examples. This is very
interesting.
Devon
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