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Items of Interest from the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Lace Collection – part 2

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on February 5, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

Part 2 of a guest post by Gil Dye who is a volunteer at Discovery Museum in Newcastle. From a lacemaker’s point of view a small collar – ref: TWCMS_ H2387 –  is one of the most interesting tape-lace collars… Read more

Items of Interest from the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Lace Collection

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Fashion   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on January 15, 2016     Permalink     Comments (1)

This is a guest post by Gil Dye, a volunteer at Discovery Museum.  Tape Lace Branscombe Point is a tape lace that was first made in the  Devon village of Branscombe around 1860. This was at a time when lace… Read more