Lacemaker

The Lacemaker, by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), painted c. 1670.   The Lacemaker, by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), painted c. 1670. Copyright Musée du Louvre, Paris, acc. no. M.I. 1448.

A lacemaker is a general term used to describe someone who makes hand or machine lace. With respect to the hand lace forms, the term is mostly used for someone who makes bobbin lace, rather than, for example, needle lace.

See the TRC Needles entry on The Lacemaker, by Johannes Vermeer.

Musée du Louvre online catalogue (retrieved 1st July 2016).

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