Lacemaking in Belgium

Lacemaking in Belgium

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Lace Cities
Aalst
Antwerp

Binche
Brussells
Bruges(Brugge)
Gent
Geraardsbergen
Lier
Liedekerke
Marche-en-Famenne
Ninove
Haaltert

Belgium is one of the original Centers of Lacemaking,
Not all the lace is named after a town
so please visit the links below to view other Belgian Lace.

Flanders	Duchesse	War Lace	Point de Gaze
	Point d'Angleterre	Rosepoint	Rosaline

Museums:

Brugge	Kant Centrum, Peperstraat 3A B-Brugge Tel. ++32 (0) 50 45 48 45 fax number is 050 33 04 17 Opening Hours-10-12 h./14-18 h. Saturdays : 10-12 h./14-17 h. Closed on Sundays. Demonstrations in the afternoons and classes,and shop with supplies and books - email
Brugge	The Study lace house (Nathalie) Nieuwe Gentweg 1 8000 Brugge Belgium Tel. +32 50 33 98 19 - Fax +32 50 33 52 15 Email NClaeys@unicall.be
Brugge	Arendshuis, Lace Museum Dijver 8000 Brugge The municipal lace Museum is on the main canal, Dijver 16 There is an excellent collection of lace here.
Brugge	Begijnhof (Béguinage) Small lace exhibition 8000 Brugge
Brugge	Brandewyn Museum http://www.trabel.com/brugge-m-brangwyn.htm 16 Dijverstr (next door to below), 8000 Brugge Opening Hours-1st April until 30th September : every day from 9.30 a.m. till 5 p.m. 1st October until 31st March : from 9.30 a.m. till 12.30 p.m.. and from 2 p.m.. till 5 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays
Brugge	Gruuthuse Museum Dijver 17 - 8000 Brugge Opening Hours-1st April until 30th September : every day from 9.30 a.m. till 5 p.m. 1st October until 31st March : from 9.30 a.m. till 12.30 p.m.. and from 2 p.m.. till 5 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays
Brussels	LACE & COSTUME MUSEUM (Museum voor Kant en Kostuum) Rue de la Violette 6, B-1000 ,Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 (02) 512.77.09 Fax: +32 (02) 514.55.78 Mon/Tue and Thu/Fri 10:00-12:30 and 13:00-17:00 (Oct-Mar only until 16:30), Sat/Sun 14:00-16:30 Needle and bobbin lace from the 17th century onward, of Italian, French and Belgian origin. Also costumes and accessories of the same eras in changing displays.
Brussels	Royal Museum for Art and History "Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis" in Brussels (at the Arch "Cinquantenaire") who has a large collection of Lace.(check as you might need apointment)
Binche	Center for Lace and Art Crafts of Binche, Belgium Mrs Carole Corso, Director Grand-PLace 25/1 ,B-7130 Binche Belgium Tel. : 011 3264 36 63 76 Fax : 011 3264 34 10 56
Beveren	Beveren Lace School-- German school offers lace classes to children after school and during holidays. Gallery holds a classic and modern piece. Large links list at end of page.
Marche-en-Famenne	LACE MUSEUM - Rempart des Jesuites, B-6900 Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium Open from July to Oct.: daily from 9-12 a.m. and from 1.30-5.30 p.m. (last visit at 11.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.). Open from Nov. To June: Tuesday to Saturday except public holidays (1/1, 1/11, 25/12). Phone: +32 (084) 31.21.35 Fax: +32 (084) 31.21.35 E-mail: dentelle.marche@oneline.be Lace School http://users.skynet.be/dentel.marche/
Antwerp	Sint Carolus Borromeus Church Important collection of Antwerp Pottekant laces 2000 Antwerpen
Geraardsbergen	Chantillymuseum Geraardsbergen Belgium,
Bonheiden	Bonheiden Kantmuzeum Kantcentrum 'T ORDINAALTJE Rijmenamseweg 160 2820 Bonheiden Tél : +32 (0)15 331 335 Fax: +32 (0)15 331 335 E-mail: nieke.vermant@pandora.be
	Hoge Raad voor Kant in Vlaanderen Kortenbosstraat 13 Sint-Truiden
Oelegem	Provinciaal Textielmuseum Vrieselhof at Oelegem, a little commune outside of Antwerp (a 20 minutes drive), in a small castle in a great park
Kortrijk	National Flax and Lace Museum E. Sabbelaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk (Courtray),Belgium Tel. B(056) 21 01 38 review by Ruth Hickman: The flax museum is great, as they take you from planting to thread and how it was used. It is realinteresting but not for those of us who are allergic to dust and pollens : ) but had a great time anyway. They have a second part of the Flax museum that is a wonderful Lace museum. It is in a new building all its own and just fantastic. The first floor is lace and a lot of it. The second floor is set up in life like rooms of different scenes, with lace in use in most of them.

Museums can be found in almost every town called HeemkundeMuseum (old habits and usage of the people) and most of the time you will find some lace and embroidery in them. People should just go the the Tourist Office and find out.

SHOPS

Kantcentrum V.Z.W. Peperstraat 3A B-8000 Brugge Matériel dentellier (fils, fuseaux, coussins ...) Livres, patrons ... Tél : 0032 (0)50 33 00 72 Fax : 0032 (0)50 33 04 17 E-mail :	t Apostelientje Ann VanParys Balstraat 11 Brugge, 50 33 78 60 a charming place, with old lace to look at as well as supplies to buy. This is just around the corner from The Kant Centrum
Claeys Antique Specialists in antique lace since 1980 Katelijnestraat 54 8000 Brugge Belgium Tel +32 50 339819 Fax +32 50 335215 Email info@claeysantique.com http://www.claeysantique.com	The Study lace house (Nathalie) Nieuwe Gentweg 1 8000 Brugge Belgium Tel. +32 50 33 98 19 Fax +32 50 33 52 15 Email NClaeys@unicall.be
Scharlaeken Philipstockstr 5 - B-8000 Brugge tel 050-33 79 23	Dupon Lace House- http://www.belgium-lace.com/ WAPPER 14-16 2000 ANTWERP, BELGIUM Tel. & Fax: 00-32-3/233.66.90 E-mail: info@belgium-lace.com
Firma de Maertelaere- bobbin maker Hooistraat 124 9070 Destelbergeb-Heusden Belgium 32 92 30 67 18	Center for Lace and Art Crafts of Binche, Belgium Mrs Carole Corso, Director Grand-PLace 25/1 B-7130 Binche Belgium Tel. : 011 3264 36 63 76 Fax : 011 3264 34 10 56
Louise VERSCHUEREN Belgian Lace Manufactory Rue Watteeu 16 1000 Brussels Phone: 3225110444 Fax: 3225138578	Rolande De Liever Médaillons, broches pour dentelles Matériel dentellier (fils, fuseaux, coussins ...) Livres, patrons ... 10 Rue Saint Georges B-5380 Hemptinne Fernelmont Tel/Fax : 0032 (0)81 855 579
Gilbert Vanparys Fabricant de fuseaux Korte Speelmansstraat 10 B-8000 Brugge Tel : 00 32 50 32 14 70 E-mail : gilban@allturnind.be	Central Lacehouse -selling machine made lace, but she did have bobbins, threads, and pins. Rue de l'Etuve No 31 1000 Brussels, Belgium tele: 02.512.75.78
Kantjuweeltjie (Lace Shop), Philipstockstr	Brugse Boekhandel (lace Books), Dijverst 2, Brugge tel 050 33 29 52
Irma Oude Burg 4, .. quite near the Market Square, Brugge	Rosaline Lace & Linen shop GRASMARKT 64 (RUE MARCHE AUX HERBE in Brussels Belgium
Orchidee Mariastraat 18 8000 Brugge Tel 050/33.70.23(2L) open 9-12:15 and 13:00 -18:00 closed Sundays	't Handwerkhuisje Katelijnestraat 23 8000 Brugge Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 50/33.81.29 fax: +32 (0) 50/34.43.50 email: needlework@eurocrafts.com website: http://www.eurocrafts.com

BELGIAN LACE EXHIBITIONS

LINKS:

Kantcentrum

Brugge BRANGWYN MUSEUM

Claeys-Antique Laces

A History of Belgian Lace

Dupon Lace House- Antwerp Belgium

EuroCrafts-lace supplies-Belgium

Inge D'heere Web site

Lacemaking as an Art

Lacetraders

VirtualBruges Museums - Lace Centre

LOUISE VERSCHUEREN-Belgian Lace

Lace Fairy Home Page