Re: [lace] Congleton lace/ Gallery of English Costume Manchester

2007-01-03 Thread Steph Peters
On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:59:20 EST, Devon wrote: >I was afraid that it might be that kind of "Lace". That area of England does >not seem to have much of a lacemaking tradition. It has no tradition of lacemaking whatsoever. Manchester was a big centre for the cotton industry and Macclesfield for th

[lace] Congleton lace/ Gallery of English Costume Manchester

2007-01-03 Thread Dmt11home
I was afraid that it might be that kind of "Lace". That area of England does not seem to have much of a lacemaking tradition. I am planning a trip to include Bowes Museum which will probably start and end in Manchester reaching Glasgow and Edinburgh if all goes well. Also hoping to hit the Ru