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OF GREAT BRITAIN EAST DEVON
( HONITON )

— the county in southwest England. The population of 1,102 million people (the 11th place among the nemetropolnykh of counties, given 2004). The capital — Exeter, the largest city — Plymouth. Devon makes potatoes, cereals, vegetables; it is rich with tin, copper (over 35000 tons annually), manganese, iron, silver, coal, marble, slates and different grades of clay. Fishery and shipbuilding is very developed. It is a lot of good harbors, especially on the southern coast.

of the town. Honiton had a large population of lace-makers - women who would sit outside their houses using the bright sunlight to weave highly complicated and delicate pieces.
Lace making was an extremely labour intensive craft, with even the smallest piece requiring a high degree of skill and precision to make. Eventually, machine made lace products became a cheaper alternative - causing Honiton's lace making industry to go into a decline.
In 1841, lace makers from the Honiton area were commisioned to supply lace for Queen Victoria's wedding dress. The Queen was so impressed by the quality of the work, so she commisioned a second piece as a christening robe of her eldest son, later to be King Edward VII. This delicately woven lace gown is still in use today.

sleeve frills, a flounce forming the front panel, and the veil were all made of lace. The order for this lace was placed with Miss Jane Bidney of Beer in 1839. The work was carried out over six months from May until November 1839 by over one hundred lace-workers and the final cost was £1000. The flounce of the dress measured 4ft 6 ins by 2ft 6ins. Once the work was completed, the designs were destroyed so ensuring that the design would not be copied.

tradition has been kept alive by local lacemakers. Pat Perryman is a teacher with a reputation which attracts lacemakers from all over the south west of England to her weekly Tuesday classes, held at the Community College in Honiton. She also runs residential courses for students from all over

the world and travels herself, to teach Honiton lacemaking, in this country and abroad. Her lace school for children is continuing a  tradition with its roots in the early lace schools of the seventeenth century. With past pupils acting as helpers she is ensuring that the skills of lacemaking continue well into the future.

sessions and also taught students the history of lace - such as how techniques haven't changed since the 1500s and how changes in technology have meant that it's no longer practised commercially.

of Lace and Local Antiquities.
The museum, in the former chancel of a church, has one of the world's most complete collections of this lace, with examples dating from the 16th to the early 20th century when commercial production finally ended.

of Lace and Antiquities, is located in the oldest building in Honiton. Allhallows boasts the largest collection of Honiton lace in the world, and has an astonishing wealth of local heritage information packed into a small historic building. 

has an excellent display of Honiton lace, arranged chronologically so that its history can be appreciated. The display includes some impressive and important pieces with a provenance. Life size mannequins wearing lace trimmed costumes and accessories allow the visitor to see how Honiton lace was worn. Displays of other types of lace allow comparison and there are cabinets with historical lace making equipment and summer demonstrations of lacemaking. The museum, which is housed in a  thirteenth century chapel and an eighteenth century school dining hall, also displays Honiton pottery, archaeological finds from the local area and relics of the early school. The museum is open from April until the end of October. Telephone: Museum 01404 44966.

95) has a fine display of antique Honiton lace and a comprehensive selection of all types of European lace from the sixteenth century to around 1900. Also available are framed sprigs of Honiton lace and lace mounted as paper- weights, pendants, brooches and trinket boxes. Antique bobbins are also available. Owned by Jane Page and managed by her son Jonathan, the Lace Shop also offers a cleaning and restoration service. The shop has an attractive bridal department where antique wedding veils are displayed. Prospective brides can see and try on veils, from full length versions, to smaller bonnet veils. Lacemakers can buy lacemaking equipment and books, whilst tourists are catered for with an exclusive design of white Honiton motifs on a blue background, found on all kinds of items including bags and aprons. Other gift items such as prints of lacemaking, charms in silver, thimbles and pincushions are available.