We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the book “Amazing Lace” by Dr. Matthew Potter and of the Limerick lace exhibition on December 10, at 6:30pm at the Limerick City Museum. This will represent one of the highlights of the Limerick lace project. Nevertheless, we are planning more activities for the following year.
The Kenmare Lace and Design Centre is organising lace making workshops in Kenmare (including Limerick Lace) on 11-12 October 2014. Limerick Lace was made in Kenmare in the 19th and early 20th century, so there is a strong connection between the two lace making centres.
The workshop organised by the Limerick Museum & Archives as part of Heritage Week was a great success and although only 12 participants were trying out the basic Limerick lace stitches, a lot more people took part.
We were honoured to receive the visit of a former Good Shepherd convent lace maker, who, by pure chance, was visiting the Limerick Museum on the day.
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This piece is the work of an advanced lace maker, including some of the 47 types of stitches practices in Limerick lace:
As part of Heritage Week 2014, Limerick Museum and Archives (LM&A) will be delivering an afternoon of Limerick Lace from 2pm on Friday 29 August in the Limerick Museum, City Hall.
This afternoon will consist of a talk by Dr. Matthew Potter on the history of Limerick Lace, told through the items in the Museum. This talk will take place at 2pm and will repeat at 3pm. These talks are free for all and no booking is required.
There is also the opportunity to take part in a basic Limerick Lace making class. All items required will be provided. This class will take place at 2pm sharp and Booking is essential as places are extremely limited.
If you would like to book a place in the Limerick Lace making class please contact sharon.slater@limerick.ie
For more details on the Limerick Lace project you can email archives@limerick.ie or follow Limerick Museum and Archives (LM&A) on facebook and twitter.
