Horizontal close up of an old lady demonstrating the art of bobbin lace-making, with motion blur.
Horizontal close up of an old lady demonstrating the art of bobbin lace-making. Bobbin lace is made by weaving 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 is determined by the pattern. Bobbin lace is also known as pillow lace or bone lace, possibly because historically the bobbins were made of bone, or because sometimes fish bones were used as pins. Bobbin lace was traditionally made with linen, silk, wool, cotton threads, or with precious metals. Today it is made with a variety of natural and synthetic fibres and with wire and other filaments.
Size: 5111px × 3421px
Location: Belgium Flanders Bruges Brugge
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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