For her hope chest? (or that period equivalent). Narrow lace inserts were used to join pieces of cotton fabric for bed sheets, and modest trim was made for clothing.
On 10/17/11, David Leader <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a more pertinent question, then, for those who know about the social > history of lacemaking in the Netherlands in this period. Why would a young > woman of this class be making lace? Would it be to decorate her own clothing > or that of her sisters (she appears to have a lace collar), or what? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
