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longed to a Venetian entrepreneur named Michelangelo Jesurum. Mr. Jesurum opened a
lacemaking factory, which helped to pass the torch of tradition. In 1939, the business was
sold to the Levi Morenos family, who continues to operate the enterprise under the name
Jesurum today.
Many of the women you see on Burano today making lace in the squares and on the
sidewalks learned the craft from childhood, either from their mothers or grandmothers, or
from the old lacemaking school. The craft continues thanks to today's lively Venetian tour-
ist trade, which still supplies buyers for this longstanding art form.
How Venetian Lace is Made
There are two main types of handmade lace: needle or point lace, and bobbin or pillow lace.
In the Veneto, needle lace prevails, made with a single needle and thread, although bobbin
lace is also produced, both in Venice and on the mainland. A third type of lace known as
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