FROM BORGIA TO BOURGEOIS | A workshop and lunch presented by Patricia Begg

Handmade lace was often viewed as symbolic of the decadence of French Aristocracy. Indeed, for this very reason lacemakers were executed during the French Revolution. Forms its origin as a clergyman’s collar, Patricia Begg OAM will intertwine the threads of time and practice to reveal the fascinating story of handmade lace.