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TRAINING ON LINE
Your virtual teacher is museu@mrbvc.net

The Lace Museum has already developed a lesson about the most characteristical lace points
of Vila do Conde.If you need more details get in touch with the virtual teacher.

Some tools and materials are also available from the Museum.

Pillow Cylindric bag, fulled with straw, faced with a strong tissue and with a cylindric perforation side to side, for a easier transportation care, and allows to keep the sissors, threads and bobbins.

Bobbin Small and thin instrument, generaly in pine, orange tree or cherry tree wood.
The portuguese bobbin has three parts: The spool where we put the thread; The handle where the lace maker hold the bobbin and the sphere to better firm the bobbin.

Easel Suport for the pillow, generaly in wood, permiting that the lace maker work seated.

Pike Drawing generaly in yellow card ( to easely distinguish the lace and the drawings), previousely priked.

Drawing generaly in yellow card ( to easely distinguish the lace and the drawings), previousely piked. Metalic utensil to assist the lace maker to execute the drawings and fix the points.

Thread Tradicionaly we use the linen, cotton and silk. Nowadays we are introducing the wool and metalic threads.

Lace points samples

Volta: (Turn) The same as closed turn, full point or complete turn.

Meio Ponto: (Half Point) Done with two pairs of bobbins interlacing between them, but non closing the turn, doing three movements

Rede: (Net) Motive done with two pairs of bobbins, twisting, giving a turn, spiking without closing, so many times as the drawing determinats

Caveirinhas: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 16 movements and spiking

Escamas: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 14 movements.

Trança: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns following the design

Crivo: (Sieve) Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 8 movements.

Óculos: Name of the bobbin lace based in the motif of "ponto dos oculos"Motive done by five paires of bobbins being one pair with a line of Board Thread making closed turns and twisting, spriking, doing 30 movements.

Pregadinho: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns twisting and spriking many times as request by the model.

Sapinhos: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns with nine movements

Salientes: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns going under and above alternatively drawing a small petal with almost 20 movements

Salientes de Bruxa: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making equal turns as the normal salient, creating a small square with a total between 6 and 8

Serrilha: Motive done by two paires of bobbins where teh line make a turns around the pin and spiking.

	Volta: (Turn) The same as closed turn, full point or complete turn.
	Meio Ponto: (Half Point) Done with two pairs of bobbins interlacing between them, but non closing the turn, doing three movements
	Rede: (Net) Motive done with two pairs of bobbins, twisting, giving a turn, spiking without closing, so many times as the drawing determinats
	Caveirinhas: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 16 movements and spiking
	Escamas: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 14 movements.
	Trança: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns following the design
	Crivo: (Sieve) Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns and twisting, doing 8 movements.
	Óculos: Name of the bobbin lace based in the motif of "ponto dos oculos"Motive done by five paires of bobbins being one pair with a line of Board Thread making closed turns and twisting, spriking, doing 30 movements.
	Pregadinho: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns twisting and spriking many times as request by the model.
	Sapinhos: Motive done by four paires of bobbins making closed turns with nine movements
	Salientes: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making closed turns going under and above alternatively drawing a small petal with almost 20 movements
	Salientes de Bruxa: Motive done by two paires of bobbins making equal turns as the normal salient, creating a small square with a total between 6 and 8
	Serrilha: Motive done by two paires of bobbins where teh line make a turns around the pin and spiking.