Notes on lace
1 – Origin
Most of the lace on display is made on the island of Pico (about 60%), Faial (about 30%), and S. Miguel, Graciosa and Terceira (the remaining 10%).
2 – Specifics/highlights
Line nº 22 is the finest, which is no longer available on the local market and is more difficult and time-consuming to work with.
The oldest and most traditional models are the orange blossom, the birch and the rose.
On the island of Pico there were more than 500 women making lace to sell, mainly through a lady from Faial, hence they are often considered to be from this island.
Lace is also used to decorate, for example, sheets, to apply to towels, or doilies.
Currently, only women over 70 years of age are still slowly making some lace.