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, they have a year-round presence in Mirecourt, with another building not used so much in the summer. And they know their history. Of course, for Marks purposes, it is all immaterial if he finds out his ancestors came from Alsace. But I do recommend Mirecourt as a place to visit for lacemakers. There is a lot to see, it is a vibrant area for lace, and the people there are very active. It is probably as good as Le Puy en Velay. Probably as much lace exhibited, at least in the summer. I was not in their other location, and so cannot comment on it, but it was sizeable. lrb
-----Original Message----- From: Lorelei Halley Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 4:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [lace] Mirecourt Mark I don't know how early the style of lace we call Mirecourt started. As far as I know lace was made there fairly early, but we don't know what it looked like. Deborah Beever may know something about the history of lace from that area. If you look at http://laceioli.ning.com/group/mirecourt-bobbin-lace just under the group's icon is a box titled EXAMPLES. Click on the red words, which are links to photos of the most recent type of "Mirecourt" lace. But as I said earlier, I don't know when that style appeared or if it goes back to 1830. They may have been making lace in 1830, but it may have been a different type. Lorelei - 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/albums/most-recent - 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/albums/most-recent
