Dear Alice, It is good that you wrote to Arachne, because you may privately hear from and then meet some of the lacemakers in these countries. Search by location and follow the leads that are of interest in Arachne archives.Â
Since you belong to OIDFA - You will find that there have been OIDFA congresses within the last 22 years in several of these countries. Bulletins feature articles about each host nation for at least a year before, with more articles about them the year after. You'll find your old bulletins contain info that will lead you to lace treasures. Always confirm in advance that places are still open, dates/hours/days of week open, and what will be on exhibit. In some cases, you may be able to make an appointment with someone (whose name you found in an old bulletin) and go behind the scenes to see lace in storage, or attend a lace meeting. Plan alternatives for Mondays, just in case museums where you will be are all closed.  Have a wonderful time researching, and then enjoying your travels. Jeri Ames in Maine USALace and Embroidery Resource CenterIn a message dated 7/10/2019 12:58:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, lacel...@frontier.com writes: I am planning to attend OIDFA next year in Estonia. I would like to travel for a month ahead of the congress and am searching out lace sites in the countries on my list. I plan to visit Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Austria. However, I can't find any lace-related references in the travel guides I've been reading on these countries, not even in the museum listings. I know of Rama lace in Finland but not where the museum is that has it on display .Tonder, Denmark, is known for lace. The bus tour after the congress I'm sure will cover laces in Estonia so I'm not concerned about that country. Does anyone have suggestions of where to find lace in the countries listed? Alice in Oregon -- where it is gray and cloudy this week, and sometimes wet - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
