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‘Romance and Reality’ produced by Andrea which connects Olivia Williams as Jane Austen with footage shot at Ham House Richmond to the BBC costume drama ‘Miss Austen Regrets’ and the plight of the craft women in Sri Lanka who struggle to earn a dollar a day.
Sri Lanka Today
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The cuffs on Olivia Williams costume, and the wedding dress worn by Fanny are made with hand-made silk bobbin lace by women in Sri Lanka as part of the Power of Hands scheme of ethical fair trade.
During the life of Jane Austen, and for some time after, lace continued to be made by women and children in poverty. Lace Schools developed from the practice of the Overseers of the Poor paying experienced lacemakers to teach poor children.
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