A newspaper clipping by Paul Kemezis of The New York Times about the decline of traditional lace making in Belgium. It describes bobbin lace work at the School of the Apostoline Sisters in Bruges and the cottage piece-work system. It notes that only a few hundred women still practice the craft and that traders fear production may disappear within 20 years. It also distinguishes Brussels (Renaissance) lace, made with machine-made strips handsewn into patterns, from Bruges lace, made entirely by hand with pins and bobbins.