We have just returned from holiday in Spain and as luck would have it there was a lace day close to where we were staying. What a difference to the lace days we have here. A marquee had been set up in the town square and lacemakers were arriving by coaches. The noise was incredible. There must have been over a hundred Spanish ladies all talking at the tops of their voices which I think would probably get louder and louder as the day went on as the refreshment was from several gallon jars of what looked like homemade wine but the atmosphere was wonderful. I enjoyed looking at the variety of pillows, mainly bolster types and many of them looked to be homemade, but I was surprised at the thickness of the thread everyone seemed to be working with, in fact I didn't see any lace being made with fine thread. Much of the lace seemed to be of the very practical homemaking type with lots of wide edgings. There were plenty of stalls doing masses of trade but hardly a coloured thread to be seen. It has made me appreciate the great variety of threads I can buy at lace days here. All the same I enjoyed my couple of hours there and although I don't speak Spanish I did manage a bit of communication with some of the lovely ladies there who were only too pleased to show off their work.
Ann Yorkshire UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
