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Things To Know Finding Your Way A City of Canals Cosmopolitan Tastes Lace, Chocolate and Music Lace	Lace Bruges has long been famous for its lace. Lace making in Flanders originated in the 16th century, when lace makers specialized in bobbin lace, a method that used weaving and plaiting with thread-loaded bobbins, with the threads pinned to the pattern. The other great lace-making center was Italy, where needlepoint lace originated, a method of embroidering with buttonhole and other stitches.	COUNTRY Belgium REGION CITIES Brussels Bruges   Things To Know   Sights   Essential Info   Features Ghent MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK