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OIDFA Work Group Lace in Dutch Costumes

An OIDFA workgroup to study lace in costumes was organised in The Netherlands in 1985.

Those OIDFA members who attended the OIDFA Congress in Utrecht in 1992 will undoubtedly remember the Dutch costume show that was given during the General Assembly. After the Congress, the workgroup published a booklet with pictures and general data about the Dutch costumes.

Lace is primarily used on the caps of Dutch costume. Consequently, the group has studied the several types of caps from different regions of The Netherlands. As a result of these studies, they have completed publications about the cap from West-Brabant, the traditional caps from Lunteren and the area surrounding it, the Drenthe cap, the Volendam Hul and the ‘toefmuts’ from Staphorst.

In these publications, the specific characteristics of each lace are described as well as the way the lace is used on the cap, where the lace comes from, who made it, and by whom and in which time the caps are or were worn. A booklet about the Volendam hul was presented at the OIDFA Congress in Lund (2000) and about the ‚toefmuts’ in Prague (2004). Both the Volendam hul and the Beveren lace used in these caps could be admired at the Dutch OIDFA workgroup's stand.

A picture of Beveren lace as it was used on the Volendam hul is on the next page (in Bulletin 3/2000). Ordinarily, Beveren laces are made without a technical drawing. However for this article, a pattern has been made from a motif and is shown with a complete diagram.

Anyone who did not attend the Congress and who is interested in ordering the booklet about the Volendam hul or the ‘toefmuts’ from Staphorst can get information from Lennie Posthumus.

Since the last Congress, the members of the workgroup have started to study the cap of Zuid-Beveland, a part of the province of Zeeland. The members of the group are very interested in the way lace is used in other costumes. Anyone who has information for them should also contact Lennie Posthumus.