Hi I would look at the website of ‘The Australian Lacemakers of Calais’ who have lots of information about the machine lacemakers who left England in the early 1800s and set up in Calais only to have to leave during the French Revolution. A book called ‘Well Suited to the Colony’ was written by Gillian Kelly gives lots of information. I was asked to review this book by the Lace Guild about 2007 and as a result found the above website. I also found the then chairman, I think he is or was based in Sydney, extremely helpful as well as Gillian Kelly. Both sent photos and all sorts of information and even provided a link for a working machine. I gave a few talks at the time.
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