The Musée de la Dentelle of Caudry !!!

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Again,now on firmly in family territory,we have arrived at Caudry, Many memories now visiting older brother of my dear late wife Martine,,, and many visits before moving west o Morbihan, It has been a while to gather strengths but glad finally here, This is the continuation of wonderful sights in the dept 59 Nord of the region of Hauts de France, and in my belle France , Therefore, let me tell you about the Musée de la Dentelle of Caudry !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The town of Caudry is located in the département 59 or Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France of my belle France. Caudry shares with Calais the title of the world Capital of Lace of Calais design to go into high fashion garments. The town is ,also, named City of Occupations and Arts in 1995. It is located about 14 km from Cambrai, and 62 km from Lille , 9.5 km from Cateau-Cambrésis, 28 km from Valenciennes and 32 km from Saint-Quentin. It is south of the D643 road, ( old N43) that links Cambrai with Charleville-Mézières.

The Musée de la Dentelle of Caudry is located in the Théophile and Jean-Baptiste Carpentier lace factory, whose brick buildings dating from 1898, restored and modernized by the addition of a glass roof, are typical of the architecture industrial of the last century. Through its collections, the museum traces the history of the manufacturing of tulle, lace and mechanical embroidery in the Caudry region. It also organizes temporary exhibitions and educational workshops for children.

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The Caudry Lace Museum, also called the Caudrésian Lace and Embroidery Museum, is a museum dedicated to the history of an artisanal activity which brought prosperity to the town from the beginning of the 19C. The museum,preserves and promotes the mechanical Leavers lace made in Caudry, a living heritage, while evoking the other textiles of the region: weaving, tulle, guipure and embroidery. Focused on contemporary creation, the museum is also a creative laboratory which organizes partnerships between lacemakers and young creators in an approach of support and innovation.

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On the ground floor, a video projection is offered retracing the history and technique of the lace industry in Caudry ; the visit of the workshop with the machines representing the different stages of manufacturing is offered to you free of charge or as a guided tour upon reservation for groups with the demonstration of the “leavers” machine in operation by a professional lace tull maker . Upstairs, a temporary exhibition renewed every four months takes you behind the scenes of Haute Couture, through different themes dealing with the finished product in lace, tulle and embroidery.

Some who fancy the good were dresses done for President Bill Clinton’s inauguration, Ets Bracq produced the fabric for Hillary Clinton’s dress; The designer Peter Soronen from Chicago is responsible for creating a series of clothes for the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama, he orders from Bracq SAS laces a particular fabric in polyamide flowered lace, For the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William, a special request was made to the Caudry Lace Museum to integrate lace patterns into the princely wedding dress.

The official Musée de la Dentelle of Caudry : https://musee-dentelle.caudry.fr/

The City of Caudry on the museum of Lace : https://www.caudry.fr/fr/visiter-caudry/le-musee-des-dentelles-et-broderies.html

The local Cambrésis tourist office on the Lace Museum of Caudry : https://www.tourisme-cambresis.fr/musee-dentelle.html

There you go folks, a dandy wonderful road warrior ride that we love it much, This time in the north of France and just lovely, Family lives here and memories flashing, but glad I did it . Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Musée de la Dentelle of Caudry as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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