The #jubilee flags are flying & I've discovered lovely commemorative laces in my Great Grandfather Thomas Stocks' Nottingham #lace pattern book from 1930's #legacyoflace #fashionhistory

Love it when costume research and writing research coincide! Delving into the history of Devon’s lace makers with the memorial to Lady Dodderidge in ExeterCathedral Just look at those cuffs! #lace #Devon #amresearching

Thankful today to be working in the museum’s climate -controlled textile store, alongside some volunteers from the Lace Guild of NI, cataloguing and labelling some beautiful Irish #lace and lace patterns. #keepingcool

Now, this #Edwardian #dress is perfect for any #lace lover. It reminds me of the conversation Mrs Hale and Mrs Thornton have in North and South about lace. #fashion #history #fashionhistory

A 4,500 year-old ancient Egyptian beadnet dress. The earliest surviving example of such a garment. Faience and gold. Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu, 2551–2528 BC. Excavated from a tomb at Giza in 1927. 📷: © Alison Fisk #Archaeology

Exhibiting my #lace #paintings today at Melbourne Festival in this beautiful garden studio with friend & #potter Sujata. Come & see us we are at 65 Castle Street number 37 on the Arts trail map. #artist #derbyshire #SundayMorning

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Revisiting the intricately-carved stone latticework of ‘The Tree of Life’ in the window of 16th-century Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Ahmedabad, India, named after the Ethiopian nobleman (& ex-slave) who commissioned it

#PertonLibrary Sat 12 Oct 10-3 History& Heritage Fair Family friendly, lots to see & do! Stone Age re-enactor, kids activities @daveythecanary The Museum of Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire Midland Ancestors NT Moseley Old Hall The Lace Guild Apedale Heritage English Heritage #Boscobel Western Front Association Perton Resident Page #StaffsHistFest

If you are interested, get in touch with The Lace Guild #NNFN2024 FCBG Of course, one hobby leads to another… Although you can use plain bobbins to make lace, there are many gorgeous ones to collect!