Calais, France
This is needle lace that started in Italy. This style does not need a lot of equipment. It takes time though. Typically 1cm per hour. This meant that rich people tended to do or have this type of lace.
The rich people during the 16 th century used to wear ruffs made from lace which were high round the neck and were very uncomfortable. This led to a trend that collars came down over the shoulders. A bit like the three musketeers.
Lace in French means winding a...