A new topic that I hope will generate some really good information. starting with England. Please change the word England in the subject line, and tell us about a place you have found to buy handmade lace, preferably a not-for-profit place like a museum: Tomorrow, I'll change the heading to Hungary and tell you about Kiskunhalas. After that, it is your turn...... Visit a place where authentic laces are featured: Allhallows in Honiton. They receive donations of old laces, they salvage elements in old damaged laces (like flowers), and they sell them inserted in jewelry (pins and pendants) in the gift shop. They also sell presentable old Honiton items (like collars) that are not suitable to keep in their museum collection, which are useful to have when you are setting up a lace exhibit. I have purchased both these types of lace and also gently-used lace books right in the museum shop. It is about 10 years since I last visited this lovely market town and its museum. Honiton is a delightful place with a beautiful main street of shops of all kinds, human-sized buildings, and it appears to be prosperous and safe. All they show in the Allhallows Shop on line is a Honiton Lace Starter Kit. No prices, no description. Clicks do not work. They apparently need a volunteer to help them market things that will raise money for the museum, starting with improving their web site to be more user-friendly. Is there someone who belongs to The Lace Guild (England) who is located near Honiton and reading this? Can you help us with information? I see opportunities for keeping Arachne supplied with the latest lace news every day. We need to share to keep Arachne interesting. https://www.honitonmuseum.org/ Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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