Renaissance Lace is made with a common sewing needle such as the ones used to sew buttons, together with very fine thread. This beautiful and delicate Art has been a part of the Xavier Mergulhão family for many generations, where the Love and Respect for this work and tradition is instilled from an early age. Founded in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1977, Fátima Rendas began a successful course, continuously establishing itself as a solid and steadfast concern able to generate employment opportunities for a significant number of people who have their hands as their main labor instrument. This has also provided an appreciation of the worth and value, as well as a growth of local handiwork contributing to an enrichment of the local socio-economic standards.