[lace] Machine lace and its manufacture

Quite a few years ago (25 or more!) my daughter Helen and I were demonstrating Lacemaking at a local “Craft Happening”, and an elderly gentleman came by, and stopped and had a good look at the lace on display, and watched us working. Then, when we spoke to him, we found out he had come to

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David the list in Gillian's book, it appears there were 11 ships according to the NSW Immigration Boards List. Maureen E Yorks UK > On 26 May 2018, at 17:36, Maureen wrote: > > David > > According to Gillian Kelly's book there were a lot more ships than three,

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David According to Gillian Kelly's book there were a lot more ships than three, but it seemed the Australian government didn't want them as Lacemakers so the lacemaking machines were left in Calais. The website 'The Australian Lacemakers of Calais' gives a lot of information on the subject.

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Devon, I suppose that as we enjoy the lavish handmade flounces of mid-century royal lace, we should spare a thought for the English machine lace makers who were collateral damage, forced to become farm hands in Australia. My understanding is that there were 3 shiploads of lace makers from

[lace] Machine lace and its manufacture

Felkin, William. A History of the Machine-Wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufacturers, Burt Franklin, New York, 1967, 608 pages. Posted April 18, 2007. SAMPLE PAGE. REVIEW. Part 1: File size 10.1 MB PDF. Part 2: File size 12.5 MB PDF. Part 3: File size 11.9 MB PDF. This can be found on the

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Maureen, Thanks for placing this in time for us. It was the February Revolution, the revolution that overthrew Louise Philippe that forced the departure of the lace workers to Australia. From Wikipedia it would appear that this led to Louise Napoleon, Napoleon III taking the throne, and resulted

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Partridge From: Devon Thein <devonth...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Machine lace and its manufacture I would like to suggest that it is William Felkin's book, A history of the machine-wrought hosiery and lace manufactures that Jane is referencing. It is written in a very amusi

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Dear Jane, Devon and others Jane and your email sent me scuttling to get my book out, Well Suited to the Colony by Gillian Kelly. The Naponic War ended in 1814 and it is believed that the first lace machine was smuggled into Calais in 1815. Until then the English were not welcome in France.

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I would like to suggest that it is William Felkin's book, A history of the machine-wrought hosiery and lace manufactures that Jane is referencing. It is written in a very amusing style in 1867. I am quite interested in the example of lace that Alex posted on her site that is part handmade and part

[lace] Machine lace and its manufacture

There's also a book in the Guild library about (I think this is the title, but not sure, it's been a while...) The History of the Nottingham Lace Industry - which goes through the trials and tribulations of those lace makers who worked with machines rather than bobbins. From the cottage

[lace] Machine lace and its manufacture

Good morning Following on the discussion about the above topic, there is a book called Well Suited To The Colony, written by Gillian Kelly from Australia, which tells the story of the manufacturers of machine lace from when they left England due to hard times to go to Calais France and then