Re: [lace]Value of lace.

[Jeanette Fischer]

I have just returned from OIDFA in Athens.  In a shop selling household 
linens was the most beautiful table cloth in the window and we went inside 
to look.  It was a 1 metre square white cloth with a 10 cm deep tape lace 
edging - hand made and the centre of the cloth was embroidered.  The price 
was about 150 Euro's - I cannot remember exactly.  What I do remember was 
that I thought that I certainly would not sell my handwork for that price!!! 
The saleslady said that the piece came from Crete as they made the finest 
bobbin lace in Greece.  She said that there were also bigger cloths.  I did 
buy a hand embroidered runner from Crete.  So there are still people making 
lace and selling it!
Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. 

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