I think sheâs making bobbin lace, all right. If youâre describing something in a manuscript that also contains information about lots of other things, your space is probably limited. You get the most bang for your buck, illustration-wise, by depicting several things at once. So you draw a long view of a woman making bobbin lace, plus the lace itself is enlarged enough to show the pattern and the method of work. The picture isnât intended to be a decorative object, it is intended to convey information; this composite picture shows the woman, the apparatus, the pattern being produced, and gives an idea of the method of work.
Seeing the photo of the wide pillows at Arenys de Mar, that Bev sent, I can easily see that you could use a pillow that wide, possibly making the same narrower patterns several times at one go. It does look like the woman in Devon's picture is working on the centre two stalks, and we can see she has bobbins set aside to work the sets of two stalks on either side. Fascinating picture. Adele Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Feb 15, 2020, at 5:01 PM, DevonThein <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was from the Codex of Martinez > Companon. The conservator says it is part of a manuscript sent to the king of > Spain in the late 18th century. The information about it, in the index, says > Mestiza de Valles texiendo trensilla. This seems to mean Mestizo woman weaving > braid. Does this show a woman making bobbin lace? What do people think about > this? - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
