Dear Arachnes, Just to add to the discussion. The amount of lace on display in the Cecil Higgins at Bedford, now rebranded "the Higgins bedford" has been drastically reduced since the remodelling (and I gather the same is true of Luton). Although the collection *is* still there and they do have occasional collection access talks, and will do study visits. I was lucky enough to go to one just before Easter, I only heard about it at the last minute or I would have posted the info. Their Social History curator Lydia is actually learning lace with a local group and we begged her shamelessly for more talks.
A bit of better news is that the Fan Society is celebrating its 40 years with an exhibition of lace fans there during May which will be worth a look. Fans-i-ful Lace May 2015 Collectors gallery - Entry free The Fan Circle International are celebrating 40 years in 2015 and are marking the occasion with a display of beautiful lace fans for the month of May here at The Higgins Bedford. http://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/exhibitions/coming_up.aspx Louise In sunny Cambridge where we seem to have jumped from winter to summer in one day: frost this morning and a threatened 23C this afternoon. I am looking out for the first swallows. - 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/
