Holiday Exhibit 2015 Bridal Exhibit 2016

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Winter 2015 Vol. 33 No.4
Holiday Exhibit 2015
IN SID E TH IS ISSUE:
Holiday Exhibit
Bridal Exhibit 2016
Book Review
Lace of the Quarter
Changes at the Museum
Gold Country Lace
Lace Reception:
Second Friday Sunnyvale
Lace Museum Workshops
gloves, shoes, handkerchiefs and other
accessories that made up a proper
wedding trousseau.
Bridal Exhibit 2016
On exhibit January 15 through
June 25, 2016, at
The Lace Museum, 552 S.
Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
“From
This Day Forward” features
wedding gowns and accessories from
1905 to 1985. Handmade
bobbin lace, needle lace and modern
machine laces are used for lingerie,
fans, gloves, bags, gowns and veils.
Open 10-4, Tues-Sat. and 7-9 on
Second Fridays. For details
visit: www.thelacemuseum.org or
call (408) 730-4695
A special case features lace accessories
made as gifts for modern brides by
members of the Lace Museum Guild.
From This Day Forward: A look at
20th Century Brides
Some twentieth century brides selected
spectacular gowns for a once-in-a-lifetime
moment. Others, like their practical
Victorian grandmothers, chose a best dress:
a day suit or cocktail dress that could be
worn again and again. Examples of both are
featured at a new exhibit at The Lace
Museum in Sunnyvale through May, 2016.
Exquisite hand made and machine
made lace is featured on the gowns, veils,
Visitors are encouraged to bring or send
a photo of their own wedding gown (or
of other family members’ gowns) for
inclusion in a book of gowns to be on
display throughout the
exhibit. Photocopies or printouts are
OK. Do not bring originals as the photos
will not be returned. Include the date
and place of the wedding.
Our gift shop features many lace-related
items and books. For information on
classes and other events, visit
www.thelacemuseum.org.
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Book Review
Chrysanthemum Lace
by Cathleen Belleville
Copyright 1999
Book review by; Joyce Ann
Martin
Chrysanthemum lace was
developed in the early to mid
1900s. It is made up of curved,
petal-like shapes, with many
pattern designs inspired by the
flower of the same name.
Chrysanthemum Lace by
Cathleen Belleville teaches you
the skills that you need to start
exploring this style of lace.
While the book is not for
beginners, if you have already
mastered bobbin lace basics, this
book is very accessible.
The heart of the book is its focus
on technique.
It has very clear and detailed
step-by-step instructions
with illustrations for
essential bits of knowledge
like adding and removing
pairs, sewings from different
angles, plaits, picots, and
more. After reviewing and
explaining the basic
techniques (many of which
can be carried over into other
fields of bobbin lace),
Belleville moves on to the
elements integral to
chrysanthemum lace: the
petals and rings that combine
to make up a finished
pattern, along with the pair
management and pivot
procedures you need while
creating them. In addition to
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nine very clear patterns -- some
traditional, some new -Belleville includes twelve pages
of guidance, sample elements,
and ground templates to help you
design your own chrysanthemum
lace patterns. She also provides
some ideas for using different
colors while working.
This is a thorough overview of
chrysanthemum lace and highly
recommended! The most recent
printing of the book is available
in the museum gift shop in an
easy-to-use spiral binding.
Please join us April 2-3, 2016
Chrysanthemum Lace workshop
with Sylvia Fellows! More
information can be found on our
website.
Lace of the Quarter
A 21-inch vintage doll is wearing this winter’s Lace of the Quarter. She is getting ready for her day in her pantaloons, petticoat and
peignoir. Her pantaloons and petticoat are trimmed in 1 1/4 inch 19th century vintage bobbin lace edging. It appears that the lace and
hemstitching are taken from a vintage handkerchief and stitched onto her lovely undergarments. The garments are machine sewn, so
probably 20th century. Her Peignoir is trimmed in pulled thread work and machine lace and was made recently by museum volunteer
Marta Rico. She is on display during the current exhibit alongside her 4 poster bed and small desk - trimmed for the holidays.
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Lace Museum Reception “Thread Around Holes” 2015
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Photos from the Lace Museum open house on second Friday evenings from
7pm-9pm as part of Second Friday Sunnyvale series.
Gold Country Lacemakers’ Display
Thirteen members of Gold Country
Lacemakers brought together forty-two
pieces of lace. It ranges from fine
English Bedforshire and Bucks Point
laces to fine pieces of wire lace. Russian
Tape, Idrija, Hungarian, Schneeberger
and ‘s Gravenmoerse laces were also
among the laces displayed.
The laces range from a handkerchief,
collars, ornaments, framed
Bedfordshire and Idrija motifs,
Milanese and Torchon crosses
doilys, a rectangular mat, a vest, a
shawl, scarves of which one is
knitted, edgings and a little fish.
The wire lace includes an ornament,
A Battenburg angel is also present in the case. Filet crochet
edging is present along with a crocheted doily.
We have enjoyed making the different pieces of lace and hope
you get to come to The Lace Museum to see them.
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Changes at the Museum
The last few years have seen some nice
upgrades at the museum - and we
thought you might like to hear about
them. First, we reduced the size of our
“window display” area by about 3 feet.
This added a lot of room in our main
display room and simplified the
window display process. We had three
wonderful photos of lace in our
collection blown up to poster size and
they now hang semi-permanently in the
window - proclaiming that we enjoy
lace to the passersby.
We also took the lovely hand-knit
tablecloth by Cherie Helm off of
display - it had been up since the
museum opened in 1994! We
simplified the display of types of lace
onto smaller display boards - and now
have a gallery of lace where docents
can talk about each of the major
categories of lace as they give a tour.
We have also made behind the scenes
changes. When Teresa Mize remodeled
her kitchen she generously donated her
old cabinets and now our 1st store room
has beautiful cabinets instead of stacks
of boxes! And Karen Alger found and
donated real, matching file cabinets!!
These two changes have really helped
us organize all the things that we do to
keep the museum running. We are still
working on getting all the files moved
in and labeled - this is a big task taken
on by volunteer Carol Warner.
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New carpeting was installed 2 years
ago. Lighting throughout the
museum has just been upgraded with
the cost partially covered by a grant
from PG&E.
Museum director emeritus, Ruth
Roller, moved back east to be near
her daughters. When she did that the
museum lost the storage space she
had offered at her home. We now
rent a secure and environmentally
controlled self-storage space.
All of this is lovely, but it does cost the
museum money - especially to rent the
storage unit and cover the balance of
the lighting upgrade. The Board of
Directors of the museum is always
grateful for monetary donations to help
us keep the museum up to date.
Donations can be made online at our
website via Paypal or by mailing a
check directly to the museum.
Do stop by to see all our changes,
especially if you haven’t been in
recently.
Workshops at the Museum
Sat; Feb 21& Sun, Feb 22, 2016 “Bucks Point & Torchon in Color”- taught by Jean
Leader
Sat; April 2 & Sun, April 3, 2016”Chrysanthemum Lace” taught by Sylvia Fellows
Friday evening, May 13, 2016; May 14 & 15, 2016 “Princess & Reticella Lace
Workshops” taught by Roberta Chase
Sun, May 22, 2016- 9:30am- 5:00pm “Threads & Pins” – taught by Louise Colgan
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New Opportunity Drawing - $1 each chance or 6 for $5
This year's drawing item is a collar handmade in Bruges style bobbin lace.
✾✾✾
Semi-Annual Vintage Sale of lace and linens!
March 18-19
9:30 - 4:00
Reproduction Dolls
Vintage tablecloths – all sizes
Placemats, napkins, linen towels, & hankies
Lace for crafting, card making, & art projects
Accessories, aprons, adult & baby clothes
Fine lace edgings & insertions, fabrics
Pillow cases, bedspreads
Craft tools & supplies
Find it all and more at the sale!
No tours during the sale
Cash and checks accepted. All sales final.
✾ Check out our discount corner for great bargains ✾