Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tercera leccion
No me alcanzaron los bolillos para la muestra... :)
I ran out of bobbins for this sample... :)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Como hacer los mundillos - how to make pillows
Me he decidido. Made up my mind!
Siempre quise aprender a hacer encaje de bolillos. Pero nunca tuve oportunidad, pues en Cuba, mi pais natal, ya no se hace. Luego vine a Miami, FL, EE.UU. donde en realidad los encajes estan en franca extinción. (Nunca he podido entender por qué tiendas como Michaels y JoAnn tienen 4 pasillos de hilos de lana en un lugar donde las temperaturas nunca bajan de 2ºC (37 ºF))... en fin. No fue hasta mayo pasado, 2009, durante un viaje a Europa donde visité entre otros lugares la bellísima ciudad de Brujas en Bélgica, cuna de los encajes, que decidi hacer lo imposible por aprender en encaje de bolillos. Y heme aquí, de regreso en Miami, buscando por todas partes a alguien que me guíe en mis primeros pasos. Ya les contaré como me va!!
I've always wanted to learn bobbin lace, but I never had a chance to while I lived in Cuba, my home country - no one does it there anymore. Later I came to live in Miami, FL, USA where lace in general is nearly extinct. (I have never understood why Michaels & JoAnn carry 4 aisles of wool yarn in a place where it's 80º degrees all year round!!). Whatever. It wasn't until last may, 2009, while on a trip to Europe, that I visited Brugge in Belgium, birthplace of lace, and I decided to do whatever it took to learn this beautiful art. And here I am, back in Miami, looking for a teacher to guide my fist steps in this world. I'll keep you posted!
I've always wanted to learn bobbin lace, but I never had a chance to while I lived in Cuba, my home country - no one does it there anymore. Later I came to live in Miami, FL, USA where lace in general is nearly extinct. (I have never understood why Michaels & JoAnn carry 4 aisles of wool yarn in a place where it's 80º degrees all year round!!). Whatever. It wasn't until last may, 2009, while on a trip to Europe, that I visited Brugge in Belgium, birthplace of lace, and I decided to do whatever it took to learn this beautiful art. And here I am, back in Miami, looking for a teacher to guide my fist steps in this world. I'll keep you posted!
Dónde comprar materiales - where to buy materials
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Van Sciver Bobbin Lace (http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com)
EUROPA:
Alemania:
Klöppelcenter - Langendorf (http://langendorfkloeppel.de/)
Belgica:
Rolande de Liever (http://www.rolande-deliever.com/index.htm)
España:
Realce (http://realce.es/realce/index.html)
Merceria O Arco (Galicia): http://www.merceriaoarco.com/
Inglaterra:
Roseground (http://www.roseground.com/)
Merceria O Arco (Galicia): http://www.merceriaoarco.com/
Inglaterra:
Roseground (http://www.roseground.com/)
Italia:
Tombolo & Disegni (http://www.tombolodisegni.it/)