Gil,
I have a couple of narrow lace edgings from Sri Lanka which my mother acquired
there probably sometime in the 1970s. I think I also have an illustration of
Sri Lankan bobbins and/or lacemakers in one of my older books about lacemaking.
I’ll look them out and send you pics and details when
Interesting question. Gertrude Whiting, she of the lace sampler had an
enterprise called Whiting India Guilds that seemed to promote
lacemaking in India. This has long fascinated me, but I don't know
much about it. Also, Miss Channer seems to have been a force for lace
in India as demonstrated in
Sri Lanken Lace
Many of the items in my lace collection are of unknown provenance, however
there are a few pieces that I know are from Sri Lanka. Two are tourist
pieces, one bought by my sister in 1991, the other by a friend in February
2004, a third piece I bought from the* Power of Hands*
