Teneriffe lace
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Teneriffe lace is a needle lace
from the island of Tenerife
. Sometimes called Sol lace, sun lace, similar to a lace from South America called ñandutí
(meaning spider web). In the 1930s - 1940s it was sometimes called Polka Spider Web Lace.
The lace is created by weaving thread on a ground of radial spoke threads, creating distinctive roundels. There are many different ways of making this type of lace. From using a pattern on a home made pillow form with pins to "The palma" and Taoro (early 1900s), you can get forms from vendors on the internet, also from "the posy bender". Daisy winders and bloom looms have also been used in constructing this type of lace. Teneriffe lace was used in conjunction with Battenberg tape lace at the turn of the 1900s.
Needle lace
Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself....
from the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
. Sometimes called Sol lace, sun lace, similar to a lace from South America called ñandutí
Ñandutí
Ñandutí is a traditional Paraguayan embroidered lace, introduced by the Spaniards, that is related to Teneriffe lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of Paraguay.-External links:-More information:...
(meaning spider web). In the 1930s - 1940s it was sometimes called Polka Spider Web Lace.
The lace is created by weaving thread on a ground of radial spoke threads, creating distinctive roundels. There are many different ways of making this type of lace. From using a pattern on a home made pillow form with pins to "The palma" and Taoro (early 1900s), you can get forms from vendors on the internet, also from "the posy bender". Daisy winders and bloom looms have also been used in constructing this type of lace. Teneriffe lace was used in conjunction with Battenberg tape lace at the turn of the 1900s.