[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

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[lace] Gawthorpe Hall featured in "Victorian Homes" American magazine

You have read memos from me about Gawthorpe Hall, where the 2nd largest textile collection in England (after the Victoria and Albert Museum) resides.   Gawthorpe was built between 1600 and 1605, before the Puritans landed on Plymouth Rock (1620).  Another  historic frame of reference is that

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Thanks for this post Dianne! I don’t know how I have managed to miss the website, but now that I’ve taken a look I’ve bookmarked it and I’m hooked. Also the Revelry patterns may get another purchase or two :-) We’ve heard a few times, over the years, of collections that have been dismantled

[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

Hello to you all. As some of you will know I volunteer at Gawthorpe Hall which is in Padiham, east Lancashire.  The textile Collection there was started by Rachel B Kay-Shuttleworth, she had a large collection of lace and every type of embroidery from around the world.  She taught both lace and

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I visited Gawthorpe Hall when I was on holiday in Yorkshire in July this year. It is a awe inspiring place with so much lace and I was very impressed by the display of modern pieces of lace. It is definitely a must see place if you're in the area. Thank you for jogging my memory, Dianne, I

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Hello Joke and everyone thank you for sharing the link to Kate Davies's blog. First off she has a nice blog and I love knitting...the entry for Gawthorpe is excellent and I like her description above the lace pillow photo: You could imagine her having just left the room, to take a break from her

[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

Hi Sorry about my last message I will try sending it again. Hi, I am pleased to hear you enjoyed the pictures from Kate Davis.  Quite a number of designers (knitting and crochet) came to study items from the collection.  They are going to submit designs which will be sold to raise money

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Hello Dianne, Thank you for the additional information. Gawthorpe Hall is now high on my list to visit. I hope I can persuade my husband to make it a stop next time we are going to Scotland. Kate Davies is my favourite knitting designer, so I look forward to see what her Gawthorpe Hall

[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

Hi   I am pleased to hear you enjoyed the pictures from Kate Davis.  Quite a number of designers ( knitting and crochet) came to study items from the collection they are going to submit designs which will be sold to raise money towards the collection.  Its only source of income is from what

[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

Dear All, I found some intriguing photos of the textile collection of Gawthorpe Hall in the UK, on Kate Davies blog; katedaviesdesings.com I would love to have a look in the boxes of lace. Joke Sinclair, from a sunny West-Sussex in the UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Gawthorpe Hall

Sorry, I misspelled the link. It should be; http://katedaviesdesigns.com/ Joke Sinclair - 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: