Vila do Conde

Lacemakers of Vila do Conde

Laces with the spindles are artistic fabrics obtained by the crossing dse wire, normally of flax, cotton or silk.
" The cushion ", tool the lacemakers are useful themselves, is composed of spindles, pins and of a trade with lace on which one puts pricks " it ", a paperboard perforated according to the drawing to obtain. The lacemakers cross and prick the meshs by handling the spindles with a flexibility absolutely surprising.
These laces are used to decorate the pieces of furniture, the sacerdotal ornaments or even clothing.