But surely there were women with leisure enough to make lace for pleasure,
as we do? And so a scene showing a nicely dressed woman who knew how to
make more than one kind of lace is not unrealistic in my opinion.
The awful picture of poor women and children who could only keep body and
soul together by laboring under difficult conditions until their eyes gave
out is thankfully not the whole story of our favorite pasttime.
Regina
Wouldn't it depend on what period was depicted?
Before 1820 most lace was made in the cottage industry.
After machine lace replaced handmade in
Mid-Victorian on it would more likely be hobby of ladies of leisure.
Louise in Central Virginia
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