Hankering for Yarn » history of lace http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn Knitting, Crochet, Spool Knitting, Spinning and Weaving Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:15:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lace making in the 19th C http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/lace-making-in-the-19th-c/ http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/lace-making-in-the-19th-c/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:00:08 +0000 Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/lace-making-in-the-19th-c Post from: Hankering for Yarn

]]> I have been in love with lace since I was a child. I began making lace when I was a little girl. One of my grandmother’s friends taught me how to make holes (on purpose!) in your knitting, and that was it for me….. addicted!

I’ve been making lace ever since. I started crocheting lace when I was a teenager, then learned how to tat in my 20’s. And, I’ve been knitting lace ever since I learned to put those holes where I wanted them!

But, that was lace making in the 20th C, and the title of this posting is about the 19th C!

When I was trying to find an article about a lacemaker in the 19th C, I was disappointed to see that the link I had bookmarked had disappeared. So, I did a little googling, and found some fascinating stuff…..

Emily Clare, lacemaker

I was enchanted by the liveliness and animation in Emily Clare’s face…. I bet she was a charmer!

Being a lacemaker in the 19th C was not an easy life. I’m glad that the internet can help us to remember those lacemakers of long ago! Bless ‘em!

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