I agree with you Devon, in that
>
> In the case of Bedfordshire,
> On a basic level it is a guipure bobbin lace, which was made in many places
> and at many times. But, Bedfordshire, whether made in Bedfordshire or
> elsewhere, tends to imply a stylistic aspect, sort of a mid 19th century lace
>
Alex says, âAs it is rare to find a piece that can be traced back to its
place of origin, perhaps we need to come to an agreement regarding
classification by technique, bearing in mind that lacemakers did not work
rigidly to a set of rules. The same technique may be found in laces made in
differe
In a message dated 08/04/2005 08:59:38 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In addition to 'The Lace Guild', the UK also has 'The Lacemakers' Circle' ,
'The Lace Society' and probably a couple of others I can't think of at this
time of the morning. Whether or not the word 'the' is act
