Dear Lace History buffs Loreilei wrote: "Are we not loyal to the memory of the hand lacemakers, the actual Luddites, who rose up in Nottingham to destroy the lacemaking machines?"
I am right now immersed in reading victorian labor histories of the fate of female dressmakers, milliners, and lace-runners. (In the middle of Charlotte Elizabeth [Tonna's] 1943 book, The wrongs of woman) I'm also reading in tandem Jade Halbert's â2014 article, "Liberating the Slaves of the Needle: The Association for the Aid and Benefit of Dressmakers and Milliners 1843-1863" There were excruciating starving times for needlewomen and sweated piece-work workers (called "slop workers"). BUT I am curious about Lorelei's suggested link between handmade lace workers and lace-manufacturers. I'm going to spend the afternoon poking around google books to see what I can make of it. I'll let you know what I discover... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
