The lace was produced using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the 1820s.

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The tradition of lace-making in the village of Lefkara in southeastern Cyprus dates back to at least the fourteenth century.

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Testament to the ability to appreciate multiple influences and incorporate them into one s own culture, lace-making is at the centre of daily life for women of Lefkara and a proud symbol of their identity.

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Barbara, Iloilo (a province in the northern part of the Philippines) that turns bobbin-lace making and embroidery into a sustainable livelihood for women and ex-hansenites.

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The second will focus on the diversity of the national, and in particular the Venetian, intangible cultural heritage (such as traditional boats, Venice Carnival, Murano glass- making and Burano lace to the legacy of fine Venetian fabrics and textiles).

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Not that they haven't thought about this: The cardinals are in "choir dress" during the voting, which has translucent lace sleeves under a short red cape, making sleight-of-hand tricks much harder.

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Gore's favorite was her description of an elegant family dinner table in Mississippi with much lace and candles and crystal and the elderly matriarch -- bedecked in rich brocade and a jeweled tiara -- making her way unsteadily to the table after a touch or two of bourbon and Seconal upstairs.

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