The Lace Place

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A world recognised lace collection plus so much more.

With renowned Wave Rock, just nearby, this is an unusual treasure. The site includes The Lace Place, The Miniature Soldier Museum, Pioneer Town, Tourist information Centre, and the Wildlife Park and Wildflower Shoppe. The Lace Place Blackburn Collection and Val Mouritz Collection of lace, together, constitute one of the largest lace collections on display in Australia. The collection includes a piece of Chantilly from Queen Victoria’s gown and a square of Princess Diana’s wedding veil.

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Address:

Wave Rock Road
Hyden WA 6359
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9880 5052

Email:

hydenhotel@bigpond.com

Opening Hours

7 days 9am - 5pm. Entry is $5 per collection/location.

Reticella and Punto in Aria (stitches in air)

Stitches in the air

This is the oldest piece of lace in the collection, dating from c. 1540's. Reticella or needle lace is created by stitching openwork stitches on linen or parchment. Punto in Aria is made by first...

Toy soldiers

The victory parade in London.

This collection was made by Alec Smith and includes approximately 10,000 pieces. The soldiers are displayed according to themes such as this one: the Victory parade in London.

Wedding party photo

Frocking up in the 80s

Dressing in the 80s was often big and the bold, when the dresses were big, and hair even bigger. This is Mr and Mrs D Collins at Wave Rock, 10 January 1988. The dresses in the photograph are now in...

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