Mar
14
The Allure of Lace
by Port Stephen's senior Festival
Date & Time
14 March 2025
2:00 PM
Timezone
(UTC+11:00) Australia/Sydney
Lace is not just Lace!
The Cavalcade of History and Fashion has an extensive collection of lace gowns and accessories.
In this presentation you can:-
- Marvel at the variety of ways lace has been used to enhance both clothing and other treasured item.
- Gaze in wonder at an handmade maltese lace crinoline skirt of c1850
- Wonder at a handmade Chantilly lace fan of c1870
- Hear the stories of how some laces were made.
- Discover how various tools were used to make lace e.g. bobbins, crochet hooks, tambour hooks, tatting shuttles, commercial lace tapes or just a plain sewing needle
Monday 3rd Mar 2025
The Allure of Lace
Dapto
The Cavalcade of History and Fashion has an extensive collection of lace gowns and accessories. ...
The Cavalcade of History and Fashion has an extensive collection of lace gowns and accessories. ...
Saturday 15th Mar 2025
The Fabulous Fifties
Concord
Glimpse into the lives of the modern housewives and the teenagers of the 1950s. Delight in the glamour and style of the career woman of this era. Listen to snippets of our social history as told through the lives of the original wears of these gowns. ...
Glimpse into the lives of the modern housewives and the teenagers of the 1950s. Delight in the glamour and style of the career woman of this era. Listen to snippets of our social history as told through the lives of the original wears of these gowns. ...