Today we went into the centre of Valencia to look around. Near to the Central Market we discovered a small round area like a mini market with stalls selling haberdashery and needlework supplies. It was thanks to Sqeze, because he took a detour down an interesting little side street. I was so busy looking at all the things on sale that I didn’t have time to take photos. Luckily Sqeze was not so enthusiastic about what was on sale so he concentrated on taking the photos. Unfortunately we can’t get them to download from the card to this PowerBook so I can’t post any of those photos yet. I’ll put some up when we get back home.
In the centre of these stalls were a couple of tables where Spanish ladies of various ages were sitting together and getting on with their needlework. One lady was making bobbin lace, some were crocheting and one was designing what liked like needlepoint. And all this going on right in the centre of town!
I was quite restrained and only picked up some white embroidery thread, which I think will be ideal for sashiko. It was an incredible bargain at only 1.90 Euro. I also treated myself to a fan with a little bag to keep it in, 10 Euro for both. Here are my purchases:
As you can see the fan is made from lace and the little bag has some embroidery on it. The skein of thread should keep me in supplies for a bit.
