Lace by Music - 24 June 2020

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Maximum: 8 places

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The lace by music is a type of lace knitting. Borders or edgings that were made by women in the most remote villages of Portugal. I am developing a researchand a collection of samples across the country on the subject. These lace have the particularity of being all made mostly in purl stitches and for that purpose a special "code" as been created to pass along those patterns from generation to generation. This “code” is the so-called "music" of the lace and is composed of a series of symbols created by people who at that time didn’t know how to read or write.

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Class contents:

 

- Historical approach to Lace by music;

 

- Explanation of symbols and how to interpret them;

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- Workinglace by musicsamples.

 

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Prerequesites: Previous experience in Lace knitting, reading chart, etc...

 

Supplies Students Need to Bring to Class:

 

3.75 and 4 mm/US 6 and 6 knitting needles, basic notions, as stitch markers, scissors etc... (50 gr of fingering weight yarn in a light color).