If you know people who do not receive my AOL messages who should receive this, please feel free to forward it to them. For all who travel and like to bring home lace from the traditional places where handmade lace is made in Europe: When we advise our friends, who usually do not know as much about handmade lace as we do, it is wise to warn them about touristy places and their practices of palming off imported laces from places in the Orient. I learned from a Belgian friend 20 years ago, and it was written here on Arachne a few times, that the law (at least in Belgium) is that if it is labeled "Made in Belgium" - it really must be made in country. If it is labeled "Belgian Lace" - it could be made anywhere. One of our previous Arachne correspondents added to this that she knew of someone who had a job in Belgium re-labeling imported laces. That means, removing what was attached on imports by law (a Chinese label), and replacing with "Belgian Lace". Everyone, please be sure you tell your traveling friends about this practice. It is probably the same in Italy, another place with a strong lace history. You must also be careful in Eastern European nations where people think they are buying laces or embroideries from the country they are visiting. Many are made elsewhere and are marketed by Gypsies. When you see masses of laces offered in places you are visiting, it is OK to buy, but know the laces and embroideries are probably not from that place. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ---------------------------------------------------------- Re: Burano Italian Laces The museum has lace-related books and postcards. I would say that 99% of the lace sold in the tourist shops that line the route to the museum comes from China. There are probably some shops that do sell Burano lace, but you'd have to Google them, take your own magnifying glass, and a heavy wallet!
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