A Legacy of Lace
he lustrous winter sky stretches high above the brick, step-gabled houses that line the cobbled streets of Bruges, a city with roots that reach to medieval times. A network of canals, arched with a series of storybook stone bridges, gives the area a pensive, dream-like quality and has earned it the nickname “Venice of the North.” Here, in these scenic surroundings, the narrative of Flemish lacemaking began some six
