17/09/2026
Lace has been smuggled across borders, banned by royal decree, compared in value to gold and land, and built into entire economies from the skills of women that history almost entirely forgot to record.
From the simultaneous invention of needle lace in Venice and bobbin lace in Flanders in the early 16th century, to the moment the machine arrived and changed everything. Today handmade lace is rare, a skill in decline, and incredibly special if you still happen to witness it.
Save this post. It changes how you look at every piece of lace you've ever worn.