I don't know much about lace in Sri-Lanka, but several years ago my son was
there for several weeks.
During one of his strolls into the woods he came upon a small hut and a
woman making bobbin lace. She allowed him to take her picture and he asked
her if she could sell him a pair of bobbins
Austen house
(a very commercialized re-creation) in Bath. In the shop, I purchased some
Sri Lanka lace to support the cause. One item was a tiny lady's silky
bobbin lace reticule purse (a pouch, with draw strings). Quite expensive,
and would barely hold a small apple. (I think a commission
Dear Spiders
Among the many organisations I belong to is the Oxford Asian Textile Group
(England). I can seldom get to the meetings, but the Newsletter is well worth
while. In February 2005 an article told us of the disastrous effect the
Tsunami had had on the Lace Industry of southern Sri
