1917.28.20 White lace made by Mrs Campbell of Bicester
On Saturday the 25th of November the Museum
welcomed lace makers from the local Oxfordshire lace makers group ISIS lacemakers and Oxford Historian and lace expert David Hopkin. Visitors, including
me had the opportunity to make some lace themselves. I really enjoyed the
process and thought that it would be more complicated than it was. I enjoyed
comparing modern lace makers tools and materials with the historical ones from
the collections finding that plastic has joined wood and bone bobbins. David
had kindly baked traditional cattern cakes made with caraway seeds. If you
missed this year’s celebrations we will be celebrating Saint Catherine along
with ISIS lacemakers again next year!
Explore more about the lace collections at the Pitt-Rivers Museum online or visit the display in case C.115.A in the Museum Court.
1918.16.29 Wooden lace bobbin with bead and button weights
