Nobels bankrupted themselves in pursuit of it. Convent girls spent 60 hours just to make a square inch of it. The Victorians revived it, and today, Hart and Calvert, in this richly informative treatise, celebrate the enchanted fabric--from its beginnings as crude open cutwork in the 14th century to the laces of today and how to use and care for them. Full-color illustrations throughout.
This is a great little book full of wonderful pictures and stories about lace and it's coming into being and it's place in history. Beautiful patterns are represented here along with stories and footnotes that are of interest to young and old alike.
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