Janeâs point about historic lace in color is well taken. In fact, I was privileged to take a tour of Spain in which we learned Frisado de Vallodolid, and also saw practically all the pieces in Spain. This lace which was made in the 16th and 17th centuries exclusively by nuns for church use was dazzlingly colored and embellished with gold and silver. I have always thought that the whiteness of lace was the result of the Protestant Reformation, sumptuary laws and laundry considerations as people in Europe decided to wear washable body linen next to their skin and embellish the area around the neck and hands where the linen showed. Devon
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