Hello all,
There is also a book on this lace, called Dentelle de Mirecourt, from the
editorial Didier CARPENTIER, published in 2008, with beautiful patterns and
diagrams. Also a short introduction on history. As far as I understand (I
only read French, but don't speak it), it says lace in
Hello Everybody:
The little bit of text on the page in Antje's link says that the Mirecourt lace
manufacture was started in the 16th century, but the book itself was based on a
sample book from the end of the 19th century, found in someone's attic.
Adele
North Vancouver, BC
(west coast of
Dear Lorelei, et al,
Very clearly from what I was told, they were making lace when there was a
Duchy of Lorraine, and that, I believe, precedes Louis XIV and probably even
earlier. But what kind I don't know. It was exported to non-French
countries. The ladies in the group were very helpful,
