Yes, the V&A opens on Mondays now. The costume department itself is super - well worth visiting. The V&A shop also has books on crafts that she might like.
Jeri, you forgot to tell her that if she's going to follow your itinerary in London, she needs to bring a LOT of money! I could spend a fortune in the shops you mention :) Regards, Annette in London PS It doesn't ALWAYS rain in London - I think it's only rained once here this month! I haven't taken my umbrella out for weeks... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ...Another whole day could be spent at the Victoria and Albert Museum > (devoted > to the decorative arts), but you've indicated you are visiting on > September 1, > which is a Monday. I recommend verifying the museum would be open on a > Monday. The British Galleries (1500-1900) have just been refurbished > at enormous > cost, and the needlework and costumes are divine. I carry a small > flashlight > (called a "torch" by the British) in my purse, so I can discretely light > up > details of lace and embroidery. Don't make a big issue of the light and > turn it > off between items you wish to see better, and you will probably be OK > with > using it. Upstairs is the public collection of embroideries and laces. > There > are wooden cabinets with what looks like trays in an open room to the > side. If > you pull them out, you can view many more laces and embroideries than > can be > shown in the galleries. You can read about the new exhibit facilities > in the > January/February 2003 issue of "PieceWork" magazine, which is probably > available at your public library. Or - do a search on the internet. ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
