Examples of bobbin lace

Fieldwork

Decorative arts

Needlework

Lace and lace making

Tatting

Textile arts

Textiles

Latinos

Puerto Ricans

Lacemaking

Bobbin lace

Lace bobbins

Needleworkers

Sixteen color slides. Once called bone lace, bobbin lace is made using bobbins, which were used to store the thread for the lace, act as handles to move the thread, and give weight to the threads to keep tension against the pins. These slides illustrated techniques De Diaz used in her bobbin lace--based on traditional Puerto Rican designs. There are also images of various bobbin types. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1577

1988-08

Florida Folklife Program

slides (photographs)

Still Image

S1577

v. 54

S91-50 - S91-65

Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Hansen, Gregory

De Diaz, Ana, 1948-

Puerto Ricans

Latino

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