Making lace...

I had no idea that making lace - by hand - would be SO hard.



We stumbled on a little "Lace Museum" on a little back street far outside of the city center of Brugges. The area is known for lace, and there is still a great tradition of making lace the old fashioned way. The "Museum" consisted of several rooms with very delicate and old pieces of lace under glass. What a guy's dream come true... as if looking at lace in all the shops wasn't enough...................

I hope you know that I am kidding. I do, however, have to say that there is one VERY cool area of the "museum". In a small little side room there sat six or seven (very near sighted) women making lace. They quickly worked away and chatted as we sat and watched, and didn't mind when I snapped a few quick shots. I am still amazed at just how much work goes into making it by hand, and I have to say that the 'museum' really did give me a new appreciation for lace.

















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