I've been in touch with the editor of the BBC Countryfile magazine.
Apparently the 'gentleman' who wrote the article on Leek(Staffordshire)
made a mistake and should have said silk. This, of course, is why we
were so puzzled and couldn't find anything in the literature .
Sheila, in Sawbo'. N
Hi Everyone,
I just found out that M. LeFarceur, the lace merchant, will be making an
appearance in Dover, Delaware Nov.6th at the 18th Century Market Fair. I'm
anxious to see him in action and have a chat. I hope that others will come
too.
http://www.destateparks.com/marketfair/trades.asp
Ki
Many thanks for the information on museums with lace, de Gouden Leeuw and
Pakhuis Koophandel, Margot and Jo. "Lonely Planet", which is usually a very
helpful guide lists neither! In fact, 'lace' is not even in the index.
Ank and Jo, thanks for informing Roelien, she has e-mailed me.
Looking fo
Hi
I totally agree with Ilske. I was told that money and things had gone
missing from Kantcentrum.
I went to Bruges some 10 years ago and saw at least a couple of museums with
lovely lace in.Couldn't find them this time, but I did find the
chocolate museum (which gave free samples) a
