As Intricate As Lace

 

French bobbin lace is a style that involves twisting and braiding threads around wooden bobbins or spools to form intricate and delicate patterns. The process is labour-intensive and often involves multiple people working together to create pieces of lace. This style of lacemaking originated in the 16th century and became popular throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. 

Raffia lace, an intricate piece of art

Lace making was brought to Madagascar during the late 19th century. The French colonists taught the craft of bobbin lace to the local population. This art quickly took hold in Madagascar and became an important part of the local culture and economy. Today, Madagascar is known for producing high-quality French bobbin lace using both traditional and contemporary techniques, cotton threads and raffia.

TANORA is fortunate to count in its team a lace master who actively trains our atelier artisans in this specialist skill thus perserving the tradition of a wonderful craft. 

Lace-making with raffia follows the traditional French method. At TANORA, the highest grade of raffia is sourced, and only natural dyes are used. Raffia provides a fine eco-friendly texture and adds a natural feel to the lace, producing our unique and beautiful LACE selection.