Editing Lace (section)

=== Origins ===
The origin of lace is disputed by historians. An Italian claim is a will of 1493 by the Milanese [[House of Sforza|Sforza]] family.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Verhaegen|first1=Pierre|title=La Dentelle Belge|date=1912|publisher=L. Lebègue|location=Brussel|page=10|language=fr}}</ref> A Flemish claim is lace on the alb of a worshiping priest in a painting about 1485 by [[Hans Memling]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=van Steyvoort|first1=Collette|title=Inleiding to kantcreatie (Introduction to creating lace)|date=1983|publisher=Dessain et Tolra|location=Paris|isbn=224927665X|page=11|edition=translation by Magda Grisar}}</ref>
But since lace evolved from other techniques, it is impossible to say that it originated in any one place.<ref name="guild">{{cite web|title=The Craft of Lacemaking|url=https://www.laceguild.org/a-brief-history-of-lace|website=LaceGuild.org|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> The fragility of lace also means that few exceedingly old specimens are extant.<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|3}}