Mechelen has a very nice lace collection as well. Unfortunately, the museum is being refurbished. They are adding a large part to the museum underground. As a result the lace can't be seen until 2012.
So you'll have to come back to Belgium. Mechelen is well worth visiting as a town as well. Ilse 2010/10/27 Ilske Thomsen <ilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de> > Sue, > it could have been Gerardsbergen. This is a museum nearly only for > Chantilly because the two brothers started their business there. In the > museum you see also the coat a lacemaker at that time was wearing and other > things special for Chantilly-lacemaker. > There was also a small shop with threads and such things and if I remember > right the lady was a Chantilly- lace-teacher. > > Ilske > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com > -- KTBSPA Ilse D. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
