tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post7732883387571575077..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Long Term Goal: Our European HolidayMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-55303521243943250742009-04-12T09:28:00.000+12:002009-04-12T09:28:00.000+12:00Wow, we've been to Edinburgh twice for a relativel...Wow, we've been to Edinburgh twice for a relatively extended period and never heard of it. We just might have to go to my favorite city one more time, then. (And finally go <I>inside</I> the portrait museum, too.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-71644065531944041992009-04-12T09:20:00.000+12:002009-04-12T09:20:00.000+12:00Thanks Geodyne, I never thought of visiting the co...Thanks Geodyne, I never thought of visiting the college.<BR/><BR/>Another place in Edinburgh is the Dovecot Studios (professional tapestry weavers) http://www.dovecotstudios.com/. They have exhibitions but it's the weaving studio tour I'd love. However, you have to get a group of people together for the tour, I think they told me a minimum of 16.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-64119664098329857422009-04-08T20:42:00.000+12:002009-04-08T20:42:00.000+12:00We went to the one by the Castle in 90 and 03 and ...We went to the one by the Castle in 90 and 03 and nothing was happening, though we had a grand old time at the whiskey tour nearby, plus the couple dozen distilleries we went. Ben Time. Though we were surprised how much expensive it's gotten to have distillery tours in 03. <BR/><BR/>Who started talking about whiskey again?Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-34389112235166442222009-04-08T20:19:00.000+12:002009-04-08T20:19:00.000+12:00I didn't have anything specific in mind for Br...I didn't have anything specific in mind for Braford Dorothy, aside from its being a faded glory of a textile centre. But I believe it's possiblwe to visit the college and perhaps the Bradford Textile Society, if they're meeting? And of course, Texere.<BR/><BR/>Quarry Bank Mill - that's the one! I couldn't remember the name of it. And the V&A is, of course, unmissable.<BR/><BR/>I've also thought of the tartan mills in Scotland. There are many, but the easiest one to access (if a bit touristy) is right by Edinburgh Castle.Geodynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612024268485020748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-48809777423543248572009-04-08T16:30:00.000+12:002009-04-08T16:30:00.000+12:00I keep having to remind myself that the trip is so...I keep having to remind myself that the trip is <I>sometime in the future</I> and try not to get too excited, Dorothy.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-89237887999437654512009-04-08T09:10:00.000+12:002009-04-08T09:10:00.000+12:00One more! I discovered Bankfield Museum last year...One more! I discovered Bankfield Museum last year, wonderful place. I went to see a tapestry weaving exhibition, but found a facinating collection of textiles and also a collection of primitive looms.<BR/><BR/>http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/museums-galleries/bankfield-museum/index.htmlDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-57437176650097095472009-04-08T09:06:00.000+12:002009-04-08T09:06:00.000+12:00Thank you, Dorothy. Yes, the V&A. We were in...Thank you, Dorothy. Yes, the V&A. We were in London for 4 or 5 days in 03 when it was the hottest in... years? And we just left Nelson Winter, so we weren't too active; we walked around Brick Lane, central London, and went to Oxford. I regret not having been to V&A and to go see Rothko, whom I didn't like back then.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-76088513852660243142009-04-08T09:02:00.000+12:002009-04-08T09:02:00.000+12:00I'd like to know where Geodyne would visit in Brad...I'd like to know where Geodyne would visit in Bradford? I only got as far as Texere Yarns, after that I'd spent up and went home with the loot!!<BR/><BR/>I'd highly recommend Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Cheshire, England. It's a National Trust owned cotton mill, showing the whole story of cotton from plant to cloth and the history of the English cotton weaving industry (starts with handspinning). You can see all the machinery in use. It's not far from Paradise Silk Mill, and both are within an hour's drive of my home!<BR/><BR/>A friend recommended to me the Ruddington Framework Knitter's Museum, http://www.rfkm.org/ I haven't been there yet, one day soon.. (I haven't been abroad for over 20 years, but I ought to be able to get myself to Nottingham, 2 hours drive).<BR/><BR/>Also in England: The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, http://www.vam.ac.uk/Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-31190106017259874132009-04-08T08:13:00.000+12:002009-04-08T08:13:00.000+12:00Thank you, Geodyne. KD, Europe is a big place. Wh...Thank you, Geodyne. KD, Europe is a big place. When you live in places like Japan or NZ, even though they are both interesting places, sooner or later you hit the ocean and start to think beyond. Particularly if one's interest is stone architectures and old cities!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-64727105738232646192009-04-08T00:25:00.000+12:002009-04-08T00:25:00.000+12:00Hm, I'm 43 and I have not been outside Europe.If y...Hm, I'm 43 and I have not been outside Europe.<BR/><BR/>If you are passing Sweden You must not miss Dalarna or Stockholm...desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747387260620893252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-64366767993918276142009-04-07T23:31:00.000+12:002009-04-07T23:31:00.000+12:00For the UK: Bradford, in York. It used to be a cen...For the UK: Bradford, in York. It used to be a centre of weaving.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.waterscape.com/in-your-area/cheshire/places-to-go/609/paradise-silk-mill" REL="nofollow">Paradise Silk Mill</A> in Cheshire.<BR/><BR/>...Cambridge...Geodynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612024268485020748noreply@blogger.com