Lace in Brugge

Will have a very short time in Brugge, and need to know the best place to purchase Belgian lace tablecloths, doillys, etc.? I am on a budget, and hoping to locate the source the locals use. Thanks.

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I%26#39;m sorry to tell you this, but in my experience, locals don%26#39;t buy lace at all - some may inherit it from the family, but modern Belgians don%26#39;t use it anyway, and if they buy it as a present for foreigners, they go to the same tourist shops as anyone else. Cheap lace is likely to be from Taiwan, by the way. There used to be a lace-making school from which it was sometimes possible to buy things made by the trainees, but I believe it has closed.

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The school still exists and is next to the Jeruzalem church.

Best place for the moment is Lace Jewel at Philipstockstraat. They are selling out!

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Thanks for the replies. Do you think the place selling out will still be there by April 5th? Thanks.

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