Hi Sue
I was invited to Australia to teach for the Sydney branch of the
Embroiderers' Guild for their 50th Anniversary, also the Melbourne branch
and for the Australian Lace Guild at Perth who arranged a trip to Hyden and
The Lace Place at the end of the Convention. It was too far to make the
trip there and back in one day, so we left early in the morning, taking a
short comfort break on the way and stayed overnight in several bungalows
close by. The Lace Guild provided all that we needed for breakfast the next
morning by way of cereals, bread for toast, tea coffee etc. This was in
2007 so my memory of exact details is a little vague.
We were split into two groups on arrival with one group visiting Wave Rock
whilst the other group were supplied with white cotton gloves and were able
to handle the wonderful lace brought by Olwyn Scott for us to identify and
drool over, after which, we visited thee museum. It was quite small as I
recall but very well organised and the lace beautifully displayed. There
were pull out glass covered drawers full of some of the most exquisite
pieces of lace and well worth making the effort to visit.
I believe the bungalows were some kind of holiday park, as there were quite
a few of them and could sleep 6/8 guests (self catering of course) but it
might well be worth looking into that if you were considering a visit.
There is also a nature walk where I recall seeing the lovely black swans
etc. I'm pretty sure that Liz Ligetti was also on the trip and as she lives
in Australia she may be able to give you more information.
Catherine Barley
UK
Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com
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Subject: [lace] The Lace Place
He brought me back a leaflet describing the shop and museum but
unfortunately although I emailed them to see if they had a website my
email was returned as undeliverable. Have any of you visited?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk U.K.
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