Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
deshilar lino
English translation:
drawn thread work
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Wendy Gosselin
Jun 5, 2012 19:01
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deshilar lino
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Architecture
This is from a text from the 1920s text about Mexican architecture. Here, the writer is discussing the manual skills of Mexicans:
Lo mismo procuran y persiguen las manos morenas que pintan jarros y cazuelas, como las blancas manos virginales que, en provincia, deshilan los linos para el culto parroquial.
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Lo mismo procuran y persiguen las manos morenas que pintan jarros y cazuelas, como las blancas manos virginales que, en provincia, deshilan los linos para el culto parroquial.
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drawn thread work
From what I can find, it refers to cutting and withdrawing warp or weft threads to create a decorative design, sometimes combined with embroidery.
I´m going to assume the girls would be working on altar cloths or vestments, etc.
Apparently, hand-drawn linen thread work is a specialty of Aguascalientes.
I´m going to assume the girls would be working on altar cloths or vestments, etc.
Apparently, hand-drawn linen thread work is a specialty of Aguascalientes.
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