Subscribers to Laurie Waters' Lace News received notification of an
interesting lace celebration in Portugal that some Arachnes might like to know
about.
It is called Mostra Internacional Rendas de Bilros, Penich XXIII Concurso
de Rendas de Penich Organizers: Câmara Municipal de Peniche, Associaça
Hi Laurie,
I am so glad you enjoyed your visit to Portugal, and that you managed to go to
both towns to see the lace etc. I can imagine the "fun" you had getting your
new pillow through customs !!!. Do let us know how you get on with it.
Oh and the diesal has just gone up by 8 cents a litre, cau
Just back from Portugal, and visited both Via do Conde and Peniche.
Unfortunately the school in Via do Conde was closed on the Saturday that I
went, but the handicrafts shop around the corner had lots of lace and
lacemaking equipment. Picked up some nice pieces and also a huge Portugese
bolster pil
I've been to Peniche and it was wonderful. That was 10 years ago, so
things might have changed, but:
-lace was sold in the tourist information office
-there was a lace school in the same building as the tourist
information office, and you could wander around and see what the
students were d
Hi Laurie
I've been to Vila do Conde. That is a bit north of Oporto. It has a very
nice Lace Museum, where there are usually women making lace. And there is
also a craft shop, called "Artesanato", where they sell many things made in
the area. I managed to buy some bobbins there and also two pricki
Hi Laurie,
There are two places in Portugal where you may find lacemakers/shops, these
are at Vila do Conde near Porto in the north, and Peniche near Lisbon, they
are towns on the coast, where originally, fishermens wives made lace to earn
extra income.
Rosemary in Portug
