Lace-making in Florianopolis
It was really good to see this again.

Florianopolis is known for it's lace-making and we used to see this a lot in Lagoa da Conceicao when we lived here all those years ago.

In those days very young girls were taught to make lace and handle all the bobbins. The experienced lace-makers do this so quickly - but I'm not sure if this skill is still being passed down to the younger generation. I suspect it may be one of those activities that is dying out. There are certainly not as many lace stalls in Lagoa as there used to be.