Philomena is perhaps one of the last of the Bruges lace makers in Kochi. The 78-year-old from Aroor is known for her complex patterns using 26 bobbins. Lace-making and hand embroidery came to Kochi ...
“Are you a stitcher or a knitter?” This is one of the first questions Dolores Dempsey asks visitors to the Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum. As the voluntary curator of this small museum in ...