	. . . . . .	...o Bearing Cloth
		...o Blind Association
		...o Bursary
		...o Bursary 2012
		...o Bursary 2013
		...o Bursary 2014
		...o Bursary 2015
		...o Education
		...o Chandeleir 2014
		...o Poppies 2014
		...o Hockham Club

Research & Projects:⎯

Bearing Cloth

Norfolk Lacemakers took up the challenge to recreate a piece of 17C Gold & Silver lace. The original lace is on a Bearing Cloth housed at the Carrow House Study Center, Shire Hall, Norwich.

The mission was to make a replica that could be used in Strangers Hall, Norwich, to aid the general publics understanding of the christening layette of an earlier age.

The original Gold & Silver lace with gilt spangles (sequins) is sewn onto a crimson silk velvet. The Bearing cloth dates back to the 17C and is very fragile. Click on the above image to view a zoomable image. Images by kind permission of Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, Carrow House collection'.

Above Images left to right: diagram of the redrawn lace, work in progress, finished lace.