Mundillo

The decorative lace is created using wooden bobbins about the diameter of a pencil, which are wound with thread that is twisted and crossed to form a pattern.

In addition to its use as edging and borders on tablecloths and handkerchiefs, and for traditional shirt collars and trim, mundillo is also used to decorate items for special occasions, such as wedding dresses, baptismal gowns, and the cloths used to adorn religious icons.

[2] Bobbin lace was brought to Puerto Rico from Spain,[3] where it had thrived in major commercial markets as well as a cottage industry in Galicia, Castilla, and Catalonia.

Prior to WWII, lace provided income for many families to supplement the wages of men who had traveled off-island for work.

[6] In 2023, Rosa Elena Egipciaco was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for her work on preserving, designing, and teaching the lace tradition.