Dear Lorelei and all
It's not often I jump in on any thread without mulling
it over for a week at least, but in this case I do
feel strongly enough to do so. Of course I agree that
second hand lace is worth what someone is willing to
pay for it, and that lace sold by the maker should
provide a
Those people who read my article about visiting Burano may recall that I had
a startling moment of epiphany when I had hunted down a genuinely recently
made in Burano piece of lace, a doily which was priced at $350. The seller
said plaintively to me, It took my mother three weeks to make
