Nanduti: Encaje Paraguayo

Duration: 0:17:00

Creator: CK Productions | International Film Bureau

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows scenes of everyday life to show how the designs for this lace evolve and how the lace is woven. Points out that the weavers choose designs based on natural forms such as cobwebs, animals, and flowers of the countryside. Explains that the steps in the lacemaking process are known by the tool used: the pencil draws the pattern, the needle stitches the background and weaves the design, and the scissors cut away the cloth to leave only the intricate woven design. Narration entirely in advanced Spanish. English version Nanduti: A Paraguayan Lace [GC1637] also available., Shows scenes of everyday life to show how the designs for this lace evolve and how the lace is woven. Points out that the weavers choose designs based on natural forms such as cobwebs, animals, and flowers of the countryside. Explains that the steps in the lacemaking process are known by the tool used: the pencil draws the pattern, the needle stitches the background and weaves the design, and the scissors cut away the cloth to leave only the intricate woven design. Narration entirely in advanced Spanish. English version Nanduti: A Paraguayan Lace [GC1637] also available.

Complete Record: , Shows scenes of everyday life to show how the designs for this lace evolve and how the lace is woven. Points out that the weavers choose designs based on natural forms such as cobwebs, animals, and flowers of the countryside. Explains that the steps in the lacemaking process are known by the tool used: the pencil draws the pattern, the needle stitches the background and weaves the design, and the scissors cut away the cloth to leave only the intricate woven design. Narration entirely in advanced Spanish. English version Nanduti: A Paraguayan Lace [GC1637] also available., Shows scenes of everyday life to show how the designs for this lace evolve and how the lace is woven. Points out that the weavers choose designs based on natural forms such as cobwebs, animals, and flowers of the countryside. Explains that the steps in the lacemaking process are known by the tool used: the pencil draws the pattern, the needle stitches the background and weaves the design, and the scissors cut away the cloth to leave only the intricate woven design. Narration entirely in advanced Spanish. English version Nanduti: A Paraguayan Lace [GC1637] also available.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.