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The origin of Numerical laces comes from the evolution of oriental laces.
Curved lines constitute all type of drawings and fill all the empty spaces.
These laces usually use 12 bobbins and a cylindrical pillow. The most
ancient designs -without fillings- the braids touch one to another, once
these laces evolved, braids space out and fillings appear.
A first group including Slovenian, Russian, Catalonian and Talaverana
(the two last ones in Spain) can be consider as the most ancient pure
numerical laces. They have not fillings, since braids touch one to another
producing a moving sense and changing directions so many times as
needed to fill the spaces.
In each country they have their own characteristics and their own names
too.
The most known today is Russian Lace, since it was in Russia where
these laces reached perfection, but we can talk also of Dalmata's lace in
Yugoslavia or Cinta Catalana in Spain.
Dalmatia was the country which introduce bobbin lace to Eastern
European countries and Russia. Bobbin lace is still made in the
Yugoslavian town of Idria, where presumably the first tape lace was
made.
Russian laces existed as early as the Fifteenth Century.
These very simple narrow trimmings where made in gold and silver
threads. Later developed into rich laces decorating Monasteries and used
by rich merchants. Bobbin lacemaking spread quickly and the laces
became an integral part of Russian Folk Art in the Seventeenth Century.
Numerical lace in Catalonia is called "Cinta Catalana". It is a very light
lace, since plaits fill the space between braids, sometimes continuous,
sometimes discontinuos. The thread used is a very fine cotton and lace
appears with a high contrast of light and shades.
Curves are drawn in parallel and with respect to a vertical axe between
them.
Braids have everyone their own foot.
Talaverana lace is made of white thread and also uses silver, gold and
colores threads.
Nowadays a numerical lace is being recovered in Spain: "Encaje Brujo"
(Witch Stitch Lace)
Curved lines constitute all type of drawings and fill all the empty spaces.
These laces usually use 12 bobbins and a cylindrical pillow. The most
ancient designs -without fillings- the braids touch one to another, once
these laces evolved, braids space out and fillings appear.
A first group including Slovenian, Russian, Catalonian and Talaverana
(the two last ones in Spain) can be consider as the most ancient pure
numerical laces. They have not fillings, since braids touch one to another
producing a moving sense and changing directions so many times as
needed to fill the spaces.
In each country they have their own characteristics and their own names
too.
The most known today is Russian Lace, since it was in Russia where
these laces reached perfection, but we can talk also of Dalmata's lace in
Yugoslavia or Cinta Catalana in Spain.
Dalmatia was the country which introduce bobbin lace to Eastern
European countries and Russia. Bobbin lace is still made in the
Yugoslavian town of Idria, where presumably the first tape lace was
made.
Russian laces existed as early as the Fifteenth Century.
These very simple narrow trimmings where made in gold and silver
threads. Later developed into rich laces decorating Monasteries and used
by rich merchants. Bobbin lacemaking spread quickly and the laces
became an integral part of Russian Folk Art in the Seventeenth Century.
Numerical lace in Catalonia is called "Cinta Catalana". It is a very light
lace, since plaits fill the space between braids, sometimes continuous,
sometimes discontinuos. The thread used is a very fine cotton and lace
appears with a high contrast of light and shades.
Curves are drawn in parallel and with respect to a vertical axe between
them.
Braids have everyone their own foot.
Talaverana lace is made of white thread and also uses silver, gold and
colores threads.
Nowadays a numerical lace is being recovered in Spain: "Encaje Brujo"
(Witch Stitch Lace)
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