Re: [lace] Re Museums and other places in South Devon
I think you mean Alan Cole? He also did reports on the midlands lace industry. There was a nice little museum at Budleigh Salterton - Fairlynch. I believe it is still there but I'm not sure about lace displays. Also Sidmouth. Diana in Northamptonshire. Sent from Diana's iPad On 9 Apr 2015, at 14:31, Brian Lemin brid...@bigpond.com wrote: It was many years ago now that traced the footsteps of person (cant remember his name and my stuff is on another disk) who did a report for the government on the lace industry in S Devon. I visited at least 6 or 8 towns and Villages and enjoyed a most wonderful two or three days. I talked to the locals and frankly, they were unaware of a part of the South Devon Industry once being in their Villages. I bought the local tourist and local history books as were readily available and there was nothing them either. I think my message is that few places in S Devon have retained and displayed any lace history, at least that is readily available. I think Sidmouth has something, Beer is well aware of its history as of course is Honiton. It is beautiful countryside and lovely villages, very narrow lanes. True story against myself... I was driving along these very narrow lanes, purposefully but not too fast (IMHO) and a car came in the other direction. We both braked madly and the locals yelled at me, and I replied apologetically. They left yelling âBloody Australiansâ and here is me thinking I still speak West Country English! Regarding Exeter museum. My contacts with them via email have been less than encouraging. They have a fine box of bobbins that I was trying to gain access to. I just got negative replies and finally no response to my requests. This surprises me as other branches of the V and A have a policy of meeting email requests and providing images within a certain time frame. Exeter too wants a lot of money to reproduce any of their images even in academic publications or the web and âno financial rewardâ publications. The Met museum in the USA has a policy of any images they have can be used for educational purposes without cost and (a big surprise) it is the author that makes the decision as to the purpose of the use of the image. Of course if there is payment for the article then the museum will want its fee. Incidentally they worked very closely and helpfully at the misidentified bobbin (knitting sheath) in one of Whiting's books. They are favourite, but... Exeter... not at all happy. Brian Lemin Cooranbong. Australia www.ukulelejass.com - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] Wedding dress message?
Susie Johnson solved it in one â many thanks, Susie, and then I used Arachne's archives to track down the issue , which was winter 2013: Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - 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/
Re: [lace] Re Museums and other places in South Devon
When we went across to Exeter from Dorset to hunt for my husbands family history the first person we found was a g g grandmother I think, we found that she was a lace maker at the time of their marriage as was her sister and then later her daughters. They lived in a village called Colyton Raleigh (I am not sure how it is spelt now). We hoped we might find out details of the sort of lace she might have made but of course we never found any information about that. It was a lovely connection and yes we enjoyed the countryside around there. Loved your story:-) Sue T Dorset UK It was many years ago now that traced the footsteps of person (cant remember his name and my stuff is on another disk) who did a report for the government on the lace industry in S Devon. I visited at least 6 or 8 towns and Villages and enjoyed a most wonderful two or three days. I talked to the locals and frankly, they were unaware of a part of the South Devon Industry once being in their Villages. I bought the local tourist and local history books as were readily available and there was nothing them either. I think my message is that few places in S Devon have retained and displayed any lace history, at least that is readily available. I think Sidmouth has something, Beer is well aware of its history as of course is Honiton. It is beautiful countryside and lovely villages, very narrow lanes. Brian Lemin Cooranbong. Australia www.ukulelejass.com - 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/
[lace] South Devon/Colyton
According to the Devon Lace Teachers website there was a lace called Colyton Chromatic, a colored lace. There is a photo of Colyton Chromatic on their website: http://www.devonlaceteachers.co.uk/devon-laces.html Wouldn't it be interesting if your ancestors made this unusual lace. According to the website, a piece was entered for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and there is an example of Colyton Chromatic at the Victoria and Albert. Devon They lived in a village called Colyton Raleigh (I am not sure how it is spelt now). We hoped we might find out details of the sort of lace she might have made but of course we never found any information about that. It was a lovely connection and yes we enjoyed the countryside around there. - 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/
Re: [lace] UK Lace Guild convention in Stockport this weekend
I'll be at the South oxfordshire lace day supporting the ISIS Lacemakers. Hope to. See a few of you there. Kind Regards Liz Baker On 9 Apr 2015, at 21:54, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: Is anyone else from arachne going to the Lace Guild convention? - 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/
Re: [lace] Re Museums and other places in South Devon
Dear Brian, Was it Take the Children, The Life of the Lace Girls Working in Honiton and the East Midlands Districts, from Evidence Given to John Edward White, M.A. for the 1862 Royal Commission, published by Alan Brown. I had forgotten about this book. I must reread it! Your trip sounds delightful. Maybe it is Beer or Sidmouth, rather than Ottery St. Mary that I should go to for local color. I am totally confused about the Royal Albert Memorial Museum of Art in Exeter. Speaking from the stand point of a total outsider, it sounds as though it might not be a branch of the VA, since the name is different. I don't find it odd that someone as influential as Prince Albert might be honored with two museums. I, too, was surprised to read the terms of the Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative. Wow! The Met leads the way once again! I hope other museums will follow their lead. Here are the details for those who are interested http://www.metmuseum.org/research/image-resources/frequently-asked-questions Devon - 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/
Re: [lace] UK Lace Guild convention in Stockport this weekend
Yes, I'm going as I live just 4 miles away. I'm not going to an of the workshops as my eyesight isn't up to lacemaking at the moment. Cataract op in the not too distant future should help. I'll be there most of the day tomorrow, tho mostly in the afternoon. I'll look out for the salamanders. Not sure what il be wearing but I have very long grey/light brown hair and am on the comfortable side of large! Lesley Sent from my iPad On 9 Apr 2015, at 21:54, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: Is anyone else from arachne going to the Lace Guild convention? I'll be there tomorrow afternoon/evening and Saturday daytime if anyone wants to meet up or say hello (You'll be able to recognise me by the lace Salamanders on my T-shirts - a rusty autumn leaf-y one on a navy blue T tomorrow, cool turquoise/blue-green one on pale blue on Saturday (if I remember to hang it up to dry tonight) Really looking forward to this - I got into the wire lace jewellery workshop tomorrow and the 3D coloured honiton flowers one on Saturday, very excited about those. Regards Beth (In an unusually warm, sunny Cheshire, NW England) - 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/ - 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/
Re: [lace] UK Lace Guild convention in Stockport this weekend
Oops, I'm missing a day. I'll be there on Saturday, not tomorrow. Lesley Sent from my iPad On 9 Apr 2015, at 22:06, Lesley.blackshaw lesley.blacks...@ntlworld.com wrote: Yes, I'm going as I live just 4 miles away. I'm not going to an of the workshops as my eyesight isn't up to lacemaking at the moment. Cataract op in the not too distant future should help. I'll be there most of the day tomorrow, tho mostly in the afternoon. I'll look out for the salamanders. Not sure what il be wearing but I have very long grey/light brown hair and am on the comfortable side of large! Lesley Sent from my iPad On 9 Apr 2015, at 21:54, Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk wrote: Is anyone else from arachne going to the Lace Guild convention? I'll be there tomorrow afternoon/evening and Saturday daytime if anyone wants to meet up or say hello (You'll be able to recognise me by the lace Salamanders on my T-shirts - a rusty autumn leaf-y one on a navy blue T tomorrow, cool turquoise/blue-green one on pale blue on Saturday (if I remember to hang it up to dry tonight) Really looking forward to this - I got into the wire lace jewellery workshop tomorrow and the 3D coloured honiton flowers one on Saturday, very excited about those. Regards Beth (In an unusually warm, sunny Cheshire, NW England) - 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/ - 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/
[lace] RE: Exeter Museum
I have not been to Exeter Museum but our local lace group had a talk by Carol McFadzean who has connections with the museum.I suspect that, like a lot of museums in this country, lace is being put into storage rather than being readily available. I would suggest that once you have decided which museum you want to visit you contact them and see what they have exhibited and whether they have any lace in the 'backroom' which you could look at. I did that with Allhallows Museum in Honiton a few years ago and spent a few hours studying lace which was not on display. Maureen E Yorks UK - 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/
[lace] Wedding dress message?
I have a recollection of someone writing in the last couple of years about a wedding dress she had made for a young neighbor. She made lace for the bodice, which may have been tape lace. I think the person was in North America, possibly Eastern United States. I have searched the archives for âwedding dressâ and âweddingâ but not been able to find the email thread. Can anyone point me in the right direction, please? Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - 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/
[lace] Re Museums and other places in South Devon
It was many years ago now that traced the footsteps of person (cant remember his name and my stuff is on another disk) who did a report for the government on the lace industry in S Devon. I visited at least 6 or 8 towns and Villages and enjoyed a most wonderful two or three days. I talked to the locals and frankly, they were unaware of a part of the South Devon Industry once being in their Villages. I bought the local tourist and local history books as were readily available and there was nothing them either. I think my message is that few places in S Devon have retained and displayed any lace history, at least that is readily available. I think Sidmouth has something, Beer is well aware of its history as of course is Honiton. It is beautiful countryside and lovely villages, very narrow lanes. True story against myself... I was driving along these very narrow lanes, purposefully but not too fast (IMHO) and a car came in the other direction. We both braked madly and the locals yelled at me, and I replied apologetically. They left yelling Bloody Australians and here is me thinking I still speak West Country English! Regarding Exeter museum. My contacts with them via email have been less than encouraging. They have a fine box of bobbins that I was trying to gain access to. I just got negative replies and finally no response to my requests. This surprises me as other branches of the V and A have a policy of meeting email requests and providing images within a certain time frame. Exeter too wants a lot of money to reproduce any of their images even in academic publications or the web and no financial reward publications. The Met museum in the USA has a policy of any images they have can be used for educational purposes without cost and (a big surprise) it is the author that makes the decision as to the purpose of the use of the image. Of course if there is payment for the article then the museum will want its fee. Incidentally they worked very closely and helpfully at the misidentified bobbin (knitting sheath) in one of Whiting's books. They are favourite, but... Exeter... not at all happy. Brian Lemin Cooranbong. Australia www.ukulelejass.com - 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/
[lace] Lace Museums
Hi Fellow Arachnids, Please be aware that some of the lace and textile collection from the Victoria and Albert Museum is now housed at Blythe House, nr Olympia in West London. This belongs to the V A but has restricted access. See their website www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/v/visiting-the-clothworkers-centre-for-textiles-and-fashion-study-and-conservation/ The V A s main website is; http://www.vam.ac.uk/ Joepie in East Sussex, UK where spring seems to have sprung ;-) - 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/
Re: [lace] Wedding dress message?
Arlene Cohen wrote the article about Evelyn Gantâs lace Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - 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/
Re: [lace] Wedding dress message?
Hi Sue You might be thinking of Evelyn Gant from Vermont. There was a post from Jeri on 21 January 2013 entitled Needlelace covers on IOLI winter 2013 bulletin which describes needlelace on the cover of the bultein, and also an article about the wedding dress that Evelyn made. Hope this is what you're looking for. Jill in Milton Keynes, UK - 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/
