A Greek-language instruction book on Cretan bobbin lace (kopanelli), published in 1985 by Christina Koustouraki-Koukoulari, a home economics teacher in Athens. It gives the history of the lace, which was brought to the Chania region around 1906-8 and spread from the village of Gavalochori. It covers materials (the straw-filled pillow, bobbins, DMC thread, pricked paper patterns) and winding and hanging the bobbins. The step-by-step techniques include the basic cloth stitch strip (panaki), picots (ouga), tulle, filtires, leaves, the daisy, rings, round and acute corners, and the old and new plaits. The book is illustrated with photographs of hands at work, pattern diagrams and finished lace motifs, including a blouse collar, a tablecloth and doilies.

Type

Book

Date

1985

Language

Greek

Pages

46

Archive notes

By permission of the author