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Lacemaking in Lefkara, Cyprus

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Uploaded by on May 23, 2011

http://blog.etsy.com/article/12782/

Women in the village of Lefkara, Cyprus, have been embroidering lace since the 15th century. Now this regional handicraft, recently nominated to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Element collection, is dying out -- replaced by machine-made replicas imported from abroad to meet the demand of tourists.

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  • Hopefully videos like these will help revive a dying art!

  • I love the way how the old lay lock the door!!!

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  • They don't pay by the hour but by design because otherwise it would cost too much. I think this is a large part in explaining why there is no one willing to take on this art form. How sad.

  • did she just tie a string to lock her main door 

  • Very good video my friend !!!! There is a magic in Lefkara.The whole beautifull stone build village,the silversmiths,the lacemakers,even the people inspires me! It's a place that is real unique.

  • omg ! i CANT BELIEVE you are in lefkara :') i live in cyprus and we never get recognition <3

  • Wow I would love to learn how to do this. After watching this video, I want to buy hand made stuff. They are more meaningful hand made. It hurts my heart to know that its a dying art.

  • I would love to learn to do this. Its so beautiful! Sadly, google doesnt know how to do it either. :(

  • Wow. This is a beautiful art! It's sad to think that it is dying out you know? We as a world need to relize that hand made is the best way!

  • It is very beautifull, I would like to learn to do these.

    Thank so much to post it

  • I would love to have a mantilla made by these ladies!

  • Wow! I have a lot of the older gals here that do a lot of machine sewing look at me like I'm nuts because I still do a lot of hand sewing lol

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