Tour Scotland Video Bobbin Lace Making Medieval Fair Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a woman Bobbin Lace Making in the city centre on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Hamilton lace was introduced, in the 1750s by Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, who brought over a native of France to teach it to the poor girls on her husband’s estate, giving them a respectable occupation. Initially Hamilton lace was held in high repute among the higher classes, but eventually Hamilton lace went out of fashion. Thread was always a heavy charge on the lace maker, costing her about a tenth of the price of her lace. Until the 19th century fine linen was imported from the continent and there was a heavy duty imposed on it. Before the middle of the 18th century linen thread was always spun by hand.

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