Venetian Lace Makers
Robert Frederick Blum, "Venetian Lace Makers", 1887
October the 14th, 2015
Here the most subtle handmade lace was born, so honorably worn by noble ladies. The heat of Italian sun, bright colours and loud talking and constant endless noise... – doesn't it remind you Carmen's tobacco factory?
The lace workers used specific oblong-shape pillows, on which they would make lace, placing the scheme underneath the lace in process, with the help of bobbins (as in this picture) or needle. It was a very precise, time-consuming work, but not necessarily boring!
The lace workers used specific oblong-shape pillows, on which they would make lace, placing the scheme underneath the lace in process, with the help of bobbins (as in this picture) or needle. It was a very precise, time-consuming work, but not necessarily boring!
