mem_somervilleThe #lace segment that ran today is now available to view on the web.
My heart is broken that they showed only a smidge of #IpswichLace and didn't even say its name....sigh.
#BobbinLace #Needlelace #IOLI #IrishLace #Idrija #TextileHistory #RBG
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/weaving-a-fascination-for-lace/
Weaving a fascination for lace
A delicate jewel among textiles, lace is an elegant and deceptively simple creation whose appeal has been spun for centuries. Correspondent Lee Cowan teases the threads of the misunderstood history of lace, and talks with some of the hundreds of lacemakers who shared their craft at the annual convention of the International Organization of Lace, Inc.