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05 April 2024, Saxony, Schwarzenberg: A young woman skillfully makes the bobbin lace dance. For three days, Schwarzenberg is the stronghold of bobbin lace making. Until Sunday, numerous exhibitions, lectures and courses will attract interested and mostly expert visitors to the 40th bobbin lace congress. Up to 4000 people are expected to attend. Lace-making is a special type of weaving. The basic equipment includes a bobbin bag filled with hay and a stone, lots of needles, scissors and, depending on the pattern, a certain number of wooden bobbins. These are sticks on which the thread is wound, surrounded by a tube. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Jan Woitas)