I have been experimenting with social media, and have decided to give ‘microblogging’ a try. I have set up an Instragram account under my ‘antiquelacelady’ name, so please do hop over to Instagram and have…
I recently hopped on the Victoria Line tube up to its northern limits at Walthamstow, to pay a visit to the May Morris exhibition, which was being held in the William Morris Gallery. It was…
The textile archives of the Victoria & Albert Museum used to be housed in towering shelves behind the scenes in the main building. Then a few years ago they moved their archives and textile conservation…
When I have the time I sometimes read historical fiction that relates to antique textiles. I have recently finished this novel ‘The Silk Weaver’ by Liz Trenow. An excellent read I thought, providing a fascinating…
Kingston Lacy is a 17th Century house, surrounded by extensive parkland, in east Dorset, home to the Bankes family for hundreds of years and now managed by the National Trust. At Christmas they opened a few…
Just before Christmas I dropped into Uppark House, a National Trust property in West Sussex. Many of these historic buildings are now opening, on a limited basis, during the Christmas and New Year period, dressing…
Hi, thanks for joining me on my new blog. This is all very new to me, so please bear with me whilst I sort out all the technicalities of blogging!