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"Wantage, England - June 9, 2012: A senior woman from Wantage Lacemakers group demonstrates Bobbin lacemaking at the cafeteria outside Vale and Downland Museum during Wantage summer festival. This self-help group is committed to ensuring this ancient craft continues to the young generation."

Bobbin lace equipment for handmade craft, isolated in São Luiz, Maranhão, Brazil. According to researchers, bobbin lace originated around the 15th century, in countries such as Italy, England, Spain and Belgium. There is no concrete data that proves the location of the first production. The tradition in Brazil emerged from the 17th century through the Portuguese. In Slovenia, this job is one of the most used and common for the population. Handicrafts are present in clothing, accessories, housewares, among others. Currently in the country, there are about 120 societies that practice bobbin lace. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) made Slovenian bobbin lace an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018.

Santa Severa, Lazio, Italy - January 1, 2020: The Castle of Santa Severa, located in the hamlet of Santa Severa of the municipality of Santa Marinella is one of the most important monuments of historical and archaeological interest on the Tyrrhenian coast north of Rome. The perfect destination for those who want to visit the ancient medieval village and also spend a relaxing day at the beach!

"Venice, italy - August 13, 2012: Four women making lace on the Island of Burano, Venice, Italy. Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy and is known for its lacework and brightly coloured homes."

Bobbin lace labour is also known as pillow lace, because it was worked on a pillow, and bone lace, because early bobbins were made of bone.It is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting 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 usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the pillow.

"Wantage, England - June 9, 2012: A senior woman from Wantage Lacemakers group demonstrates Bobbin lacemaking at the cafeteria outside Vale and Downland Museum during Wantage summer festival. This self-help group is committed to ensuring this ancient craft continues to the young generation."

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