[lace] Lace in Paris

2014-06-12 Thread Dmt11home
I am planning a trip to Paris and am wondering if there is any lace on display. I am investigating the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and the Musee de la Mode et du Textile. Does anyone know whether there is lace on display at either of these, or possibly both? My understanding is that the

[lace] Lace and the Holocaust

2014-06-12 Thread Lyn Bailey
I was demonstrating bobbin lace on Sunday at a craftmaking fair, and a man told me he has read that if one could demonstrate that one was a skilled lacemaker, you would be saved from death in the Holocaust concentration camps, so you could make lace. The older, more proficient lacemakers would