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Bobbins are used in spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, and
lacemaking. In
these practices,
bobbins were
invented to "manage the
piles of thread...
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Lacemaking in
Croatia (Croatian: Čipkarstvo u Hrvatskoj) is a
tradition dating back to the
Renaissance when
lacemaking began spreading throughout the Mediterranean...
- noblewomen,
using it as a pastime. Some of the
wives of
doges also
supported lacemaking in the Republic. One,
Giovanna Malipiero Dandolo,
showed support in 1457...
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until the
Industrial Revolution and the
coming of
mechanization hand-
lacemaking continued to be
practiced throughout Europe,
suffering only in
those periods...
-
coastal town of Ipswich, M****achusetts
north of Boston, a
community of
lacemaking arose in the 18th century.
Puritan settlers to the area
likely made and...
- the
industry did not
revive until 1872, when a
school of
lacemaking was opened.
Lacemaking on the
island boomed again, but few now make lace in the traditional...
- it in 1820. When she left the
district the
teaching of
Carrickmacross lacemaking was
continued by Miss Reid of Rahans, but it was only
after the Great...
- the Tønder
Lacemaking Depository (Det Tønderske Kniplingsdepot). With her encouragement, in 1929 her
daughter Cathrine founded a
lacemaking school in Tønder...
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which originated in France, but
spread elsewhere, such as the
English lacemaking areas.
Elizabeth Mincoffr (1981).
Pillow Lace. Ruth Bean. ISBN 0-903585-10-3...
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decorative arts,
including furniture and woodwork,
stained gl****, leatherwork,
lacemaking, embroidery, rug
making and weaving,
jewelry and metalwork, enameling...
