21 de marzo de 2013

Buttons & Bows

Los Canos is a lovely small shop founded by Manuel Cano in 1925. It has survived the fortunes and changes of life without losing its charm. Within it lie many memories of a thousand childhoods in a cloud of paprika scent. The needles, threads and zipps intertwine with lace, silk and felt fabrics. There is always a chair waiting for you at the entrance in case you need to take the weight off your feet while you wait for your turn. The hustle of women telling stories is shaded by the light shining through the shop windows. And so life is unendlessly woven amongst buttons and bows.
Los Canos es una tienda pequeña y entrañable fundada por Manuel Cano en 1925. Ha sobrevivido a los vaivenes y avatares de la vida sin perder su encanto y guarda en sus entrañas recuerdos de mil infancias con olor a pimentón dulce.
Las agujas, alfileres, hilos y cremalleras se mezclan con encajes de bolillos, telas de seda y fieltro.
Siempre hay una silla amiga esperando a la entrada por si llegas cansad@.
El bullir de mujeres que cuentan historias se difumina con la luz que entra por las ventanas- escaparate.
Y así la vida se entreteje interminablemente entre botones y lazos.
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53 comentarios

  1. Bonito post.Me gustan muchsimo ese tipo de tiendas,llenas de hilos,botones ,lazos...seria feliz rebuscando entre sus cajones.Siempre habria alguna sorpresa que descubrir.

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  2. maravilloso post de los Cano ,madre!!
    Hay que ir más a estas tiendas donde hay auténticos tesorosssss!!!

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  3. Señor, cómo me gusta una mercería!! adoro los botones y las tiras de encaje, los hilos de colorines y todas esas puñeticas que tienen de las que no me se el nombre y pido describiéndolas de forma extraña y milagrosamente me entienden y me las sirven..

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  4. Me ha gustado mucho tu entrada. Qué pena que estas pequeñas tiendas se estén perdiendo...alquien debiera hacer algo para evitar que desaparezcan.

    Besos,

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  5. Que bonito. Ademas me encantan este tipo de tiendas escondiditas por nuestras ciudades y tan acogedoras....que tristemente quedan tan pocas.
    Un beso Sacramento!!

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  6. Acabo de descubrir tu blog. Te sigo!!

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  7. Me encantan las mercerias, encuentras verdaderos tesoros.

    Besos :)

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  8. Qué haríamos sin este tipo de tiendas? Sin los Cano locales..? Hay que frecuentarlas para que nunca desaparezcan. Atesoran vida cotidiana, con su sabiduría y su historia. Un placer perderse por ellas y por tu ventana...

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  9. I want to live in this store for the rest of my life!!!

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  10. Este post es total, me encantan las señoras de las mercerías, casi ya no quedan y es una pena!

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  11. Hi there! wow, this shop looks totally awesome and so pretty too, thanks for sharing the history and lovely pictures! Thanks for the follows too xxx

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  12. I love little shops with history. It's important to shop locally as well as globally. Nice post! Debbie @ilovemylemonadelife.com

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  13. Ésas tiendas son las que me gustan, cuando era pequeña me encantaba ir con mi mamá a una mercería cerca de mi casa,además vendían lanas,la dueña se llamaba Elsa, era una visita obligada, y como ella se quedaba charlando yo jugaba con su perrito, lindos recuerdos, las tiendas de barrio son las mejores, besos,ana.

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  14. I love old-fashioned shops, and they usually have a much better selection of specialty items. This looks like a wonderful little place! Thanks for sharing it.

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  15. Oh dear, oh dear! We have similar shops here in central and south Tel Aviv - and as I get crazy and excited in visiting them, I would get crazy and overwhelmed with cravings in this lovely treasure as well!!!! :-)

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  16. Hay como me gusta.... es como el país de las maravillas!! Encuentras de todo :)

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  17. I love these kind of shops, the best of them you can find in Lisboa xxx

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  18. Disfruto mucho en las buenas mercerías y en las tiendas de telas.Da pena que cada vez hay menos!! Un beso Sacramento!

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  19. I love shops like this, the best service an stock you can spend an age admiring! What a fantastic place, pure magic! xxx

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  20. El amor por todas partes. Me dieron ganas de ir a meterme al costurero de mi ma. Un besito guapa desde www.jualferx.blogspot.com

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  21. love old local shops, they're so charming and genuine!
    cómo me gustan las mercerías de toda la vida, siempre hay gente contando sus historias, se comenta todo y te aconsejan!, me encanta que compartas estas cosas!
    besos & abrazos

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  22. Wow, there are not so many shops like this left. It looks like a wonderland where you can find all kinds of things to make outfits perfect. It's a shame this kind of shops are disappearing everywhere. I am afraid there is nothing similar left close to me already. Lots of Love, xxxxxx

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  23. Oh Sacramento, What a beautiful post. The shop looks magical, and definitely a store that I would love to visit. You've really brought it to life for me. I sew, and could spend so much time here...only wish I could the language of the shopkeepers.

    Sue xo

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  24. Se ve todo tan bello. I love vintage stores that have great history,memories and great items you can purchase. Hermoso!

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  25. I love these small shops where you can find so wonderful treasures. And the best is you can talk with the shop owner and discuss the possibilities of it's goods and hear news from the hood.

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  26. Lovely. I love the spirit of that shop :)
    xo,L
    http://laralizard.blogspot.fi/
    ^URL changed ><. Got hacked ><

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  27. Me volvería loca en esta tienda!!
    Me encanta.
    Besos guapa
    http://judithbysucre.blogspot.com.es

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  28. I love these shops, you know what you are looking for... but not what you will find.

    Como me encantan esas tiendas,entras sabiendo lo que buscas pero... no lo que vas a encontrar.
    Recuerdo una en Malaga hace como 6 años, donde despachaban unos señores mayores, con mobiliario de los 1960/70s.
    Gracias por compartir estas cosas.

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  29. En Oviedo tb tenemos una muy parecida! Me encantan estas tiendas, encuentrás de todo y esta de Oviedo tiene unas señoras que te asesoran y te aconsejan con sabiduria y amabilidad. Espero que perduren en el tiempo porque son adorables. Un abrazo guapa.
    http://solaanteelespejo.blogspot.com.es/

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  30. Love this shop! We used to have a cool button shop here but no longer. I too love the feel of the small, old shops! Thx for sharing ~

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  31. What a cute little shop. So many items to start a conversation with! Love it!

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  32. aunque no siempre puedo dejarte comentarios siempre disfruto leyendote y disfrutando de tu estilo... estas tiendas son de mis favoritas me parecen que guardan ese calor que las grandes tiendas modernas no tienen... un gran abrazo sacramento...

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  33. Wow! I could totally get lost in there for HOURS. Xx

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  34. Como me gustan estas tiendas, donde puedes descubrir mil y un tesoros. Bss Sacramento.

    http://atentamente-carmen.blogspot.com.es/

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  35. ahhh yes, haberdashery shops like this are one of my favorite places to hunt around looking for amazing buttons and cute lace. lovely post :D

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  36. your words are beautiful..they gave an instant visual image of lace and buttons floating around in some fantastic cloud capped room..to me it did...

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  37. Such a special shope. Not many left here and it is so sad.
    hugs
    Reva

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  38. Places like this are like fashion heaven. Spirals of trimmings are my favourite! :-)

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  39. It's a very nice and interesting post. Love these photos, the last one is perfect. It's a great shop.
    xx

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  40. Gorgeous shop, I wish more shops looked like this and carried the charm and spirit too. So wonderful, a magical little place to find treasures. I love it. I am a little ways from the place you will stay at here in Scotland, I will have to see what I'm doing in August as my husband usually takes time off too, haha. But, I am sure we will be somewhere, as it would be wonderful to see you and give you a great big hug!! And hopefully the weather will be sweet for us all. It's snowing today and oh so cold. Have a wonderful weekend my dear friend XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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  41. What an amazing shop. Wonderful that it still has customers to sustain it too. Is there a culture of making one's owns clothes and sewing generally in Spain?

    Years ago some friends and I went to New York. We stumbled upon this dusty old cavern of a shop run by a couple of very old Jewish brothers selling any kind of trim you can imagine, most of it ancient. Four of us had studied textiles at college and we were in seventh heaven, scooping up reel after reel. xxx

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  42. wonderful wonderful shop, I'd love to visit, but with you of course. It's the sort of place you could spend hours and buy so many interesting little things xx

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  43. Lovely... we have a similar shop that survived in Amsterdam on Prinsengracht. I adore these shops.

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  44. This shop looks totally awesome. :)
    Great post!!

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  45. This is beautifully written! Full of imagery, i'm there with you it seems!
    I love the shop so much history !

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  46. Ooh this looks like my kind of shop! Must go there one day :)

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