Linda Walton said: >> still curious to know what the text says. And are there any sites showing pictures of larger pieces of this lace ? Is it used to decorate clothing, or headdresses, or something else ?
Hello Linda and other Arachneans, I am going to help Carolina with the answer, because although I haven't been able to download this file, I already had the Catalogue before knowing it was downloadable. The CATALOGUE is a recopilation of the lace made in the four provinces of Galicia (situated on the NW part of Spain), where lace making has a great tradition. Lacemaking has been a traditional job in this part of Spain in the five last centuries. Tons of lace has been exported to America a long time ago. As in other parts of the world, in the middle of the 20th century this craft started its decline and almost got lost. But now it is again gaining importance again. Galicia has been a producer of long meter lace: there were no corners nor insertions, just meters and meters... But in this catalogue also corners and insertions have been created; so the resulting lace can be used for a doily, a mat, a tablecloth or bed sheets, depending on the length. The patterns in the catalogue are made by computer, although the old ones were obviously drawn by hand. The catalogue is only a selection, because in fact there are many more patterns in Galicia, although most of them are different variations of these ones. The lace in Galicia is made with quite thick thread, ranging from number 50 to 20, even 10. And here these laces are used, and always have been used, as edgings for sheets, tableclothes, doilies, handkerchiefs. Now they are also making a lot of laces for fashion. Quick TRANSLATION of the important things of the catalogue: In page 9 you will find find the stitches that are used in Galician bobbin lace. Nome: name; "sen nome": without name. Many names I don't understand them either, as the texts is written in galego, language spoken in Galicia (quite similar to portuguese). But I can find out the translation if anyone is interested. Número de palillos: number of bobbins Fío: thread. Algodón branco: white cotton Puntos empreados: used stitches Grao de dificultade: difficulty. Alto: high; baixo: low Aumento de pares: pairs to be added Consellos para o traballo: working suggestions To see pictures of Galician lace, try typing Camariñas in Google. Hope this solves your language problems. Many greetings from Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
