Yes, the lace event of those picture was held in a village south of Madrid. And, as Carolina has already told you, there are many of them all around the year in Spain. Bobbin lace is now very fashionable here, and lots of people make it.
But, historically, it is a craft which has been made for centuries here. In many places even for a living. So, these events, if they are held in one of those places originally famous for its lace, are much more interesting to see than this one from Navalcarnero. For example, L'Arboc (a village in Tarragona province) is very interesting, because they make a lace which is typical of them... not seen anywhere else. As for the rest of Spain, as a very general description, we can say that torchon and guipur is the lace which is mostly made. Or more exactly, we could call it "hybrid", because it is a mixture of both styles. You can see a beautiful example from Almagro (Ciudad Real.. 2 hours south of Madrid) in picture 103 (http://picasaweb.google.com/mcospo/NAVALCARNERO2009#5352456715214991698). It is called "the hazelnuts", because of the little round motives which resemble them. Apart from that, most of the laces you can see in this Picasa album are reproductions of laces from many places, especially from Lace Express, or other books and magazines. But not typical Spanish. Regards, Antje González, Spain. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
