The William Morris Gallery was celebrating all things Belgian
yesterday evening and invited me to demonstrate lace making, show a small
exhibition of my contemporary lace and some images of traditional Belgian lace.
Belgian waffles and beer were also available in the café and the music of Jacques
Brel wafted around us. Many of the visitors were keen to try out lace making
for themselves on the three practice pillows I had and some had even come
specially for the lace taster. There was a steady stream of visitors all
evening and they were all very enthusiastic and interested to learn about lace
in general and Belgian lace in particular. The Belgian theme came about because
the gallery is hosting an exhibition of the paintings and drawings of Frank
Brangwyn who was a great supporter of the William Morris Gallery and also the
Brangwyn Museum in Bruges, the city where he was born.
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