Yes, I saw that, too! Was wondering how accurate the scenes in Burano were, as I’ve never been there, but they certainly looked right.
The first movie was made in the Vancouver area, and one of the props assistants contacted our lace club to ask if we could give them advice as to what a late 19th-century Italian wedding veil would look like. We sent them to SMOC (BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume) but I don’t know if they ever made that contact, and I don’t know if SMOC would be much help. However, it’s nice to see them trying to be authentic, but I’m not sure they went with an accurate look - the pattern on the wedding veil seemed too large and heavy to me, and in the closeups it seems uncomfortably stiff. At our club (we talked this over after the first movie) we discussed the veil, and were thinking that maybe they had other things to consider (like, whether the audience can see the pattern on their TV from across the room) as the veil is the centrepiece of three movies. It was nice to see the couple working away at their needle lace, even though a little suspension of disbelief was needed! I don’t know how the TV scheduling is where you live, but on W Network in Canada they replayed the first movie just before the second movie, which premiered last night. The third movie is being shown next Saturday night. And, yes, since these are Hallmark movies I’m sure we’ll get lots and lots of chances to see them. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Feb 13, 2022, at 12:33 AM, Vicki Bradford <twohappyb...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > Tonight on the Hallmark channel was the second of a trilogy about a lace > wedding veil that three college friends find and purchase jointly in an > antique shop while having their annual reunion. The veil comes with a legend > that whoever is in possession of the veil will find “true love”. I won’t > elaborate on those details but in this second “episode”, one of the three > friends is going to Italy to teach an art history class and decides to take > the veil along to try to determine its provenance. This second movie shows > accurate scenes in, among other locations, Venice and Burano. There also are > scenes in Burano showing needle lace makers, and it even has two of the actors > working lace on the traditional bolster with the round rod/dowel thingy over > which the pattern is placed. (Sorry I don’t know what that dowel piece is > called....😟). I confess that maybe I’m a bit sappy for “happily ever > after” stories....especially when there are real lacemaking depictions > included. If you didn’t see it, I think you might find it worth your while > to look for it as I’m sure it will be repeated. I really enjoyed it! > > Vicki in Maryland - 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/
