Unknown lace-maker   Ulrika Ramstedt (1817 - 91) 3) THE OJALA HOUSE, Länsikatu 1 Lace was made also in the poorhouse   In Rauma lace-making was a craft skill that was learned at a very young age. Many people kept on making lace all through their lives, but often lace-making gave way to the demands of family life. Lace-making pillows were used again when the children had grown up.   Along with carding and spinning work the modest income brought by lace-making kept many an old woman out of the poorhouse for a long time. Many women were allowed to keep on making lace even in the poorhouse, too. The first poorhouse in Rauma was located in the early 19th century in the Ojala house on the Kiviniemi corner. In the poorhouse lace-making was among the patients’ chores. The patients still made lace in the early 20th century, only the location of the poorhouse was then different.   Lace-making keeps the fingers supple and the mind active   The patients no longer actually work in old people’s homes, but lace-making, along with other crafts, is a recreational activity. Lace-making may well be a patient’s dear hobby that keeps the fingers supple and the mind active. Lace-making is recommended to patients suffering from rheumatism, for example.