I’ve just spent two fascinating days carrying out research at the Nottingham Trent University lace archive. The archive contains several very thick manufacturers’ design books (the spines are about 10 cm wide) with hundreds of examples of different lace patterns. Most of the manufacturing examples are machine lace from the Nottingham area but there is also some handmade lace, probably for comparison or inspiration for the machine lace designers. There are also books from European lace areas, historical books and a series of volumes of The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine which links to my PhD research on Victorian domesticity. I’ve taken loads of photos and made lots of notes and sketches and now need to sort them all out and plan some future research.
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