LACE MAKING

Bobbin Lace come to us from the Middle Ages where alot of lace was used on clothing. Only the rich and noble could afford such elegance in there attire. It was used lavishly on nearly every clothing item. The people that made the lace did so in very poor conditions often loosing their eye site at a very young age. Your work would consist of a very small section of lace that you would repeat over and over again. So as not to learn enough of the pattern to make your own. You also worked in dimly lit and damp work rooms, lit only by candles and bowls of water to direct the beam of lite to your work. The moisture was needed so to add strength to the fine threads s…

heart bookmark crochet hook and cotton thread