
bobbin lace renda de bilros 07rf00065.jpg


Detail of bobbin lace ( renda de bilros ), cultural traditions from Northeastern Brazil - bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them - as the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the pillow. Bobbin lace is also known as pillow lace and bone lace, because early bobbins were made of bone or ivory. Bobbin lace is one of the two major categories of handmade laces.
Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotos 5 Feb 2015 4368x2912 / 6.0MB
IMPORTANT: TO PUBLISHERS: No model or property release available. It is your responsibility to determine whether a release is required or not for the intended use. Please check file dimensions and contact us in case you need a larger file or have any queries. TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: All images in BrazilPhotos catalog are also available as prints & products for decoration. Just add the image to the cart and a variety of sizes and finishes will be available to you. Prints are made in a professional printmaker in the US and shipped to you worldwide within 4 business days.