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Jul 28, 2012 · "There was life before Lace and life after Lace, and nothing was ever the same again," says India Knight. " Lace gave me prolonged pleasure", adds Helen Fielding. Will the same be said of the...
Lace makers themselves experienced craftwork as both a compulsive, almost pleasurable obsession, and straightforward drudgery. In 1933, the elderly Mrs Johnson told the Northampton Mercury that the life of a lace maker was one of ‘unremitting toil’; and yet she missed her work.
Jun 16, 2017 · Lace developed in the 16th century in Europe but it only really became popular towards the end of the century and became high fashion from the early 17th century onwards. In England, lace did not feature in painted portraits before Elizabeth I made it popular.
Our extensive lace collection is on display at the Museum within The Lacemakers Room. The Eastern Counties in this context are Buckinghamshire (Bucks: Olney is in Bucks), Bedfordshire (Beds) and Northamptonshire (Northants). Lace is still being made in Olney today – but purely for pleasure.
Mar 10, 2015 · Whilst corsetry in the Victorian period was considered an essential part of female attire, tight-lacing involved very great constriction of the waist established over a period of time, resulting in what some saw as the ideal female form: a waist that could be easily spanned with two hands.
However, the practice of lacemaking—not knitted lace, but the web-like fabric so often used on modern wedding gowns—didn’t really take off in Europe until the mid-sixteenth century. Historians agree that lacemaking first originated in Venice and Flanders.
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May 27, 2022 · Flourishing trade and boosting economies, lace was highly sought after by monarchs, clergy, and the working class. Through the study of its inception, tools, and techniques, this article presents a brief history of lace and its unknown makers.
