Dear Lorri, I am sure that you will be sent many excellent resources, but this article on Lace in America by Marian Powys is a good place to start: https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/articles/120_lac1.pdf
Laurie Waters and Karen Thompson both have expertise in this area. I'm also working on an article for a publication on textiles and immigration which examples a lace sample book in the collection of the MFA Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/315413 It includes a number of samples from various philanthropic lace organizations across the US in the early 20th century, including the Sybil Carter Lace School, the Scuola d'Industrie Italiane, etc. So, much later, but perhaps still of interest! I will let you know when it is published. Best Wishes, Elena - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
