La Gaudane ~ S.W. FRANCE HOLIDAY APARTMENTS TO RENT

		Cliquetez ici pour regarder cette page en francais The Benninger embroidery loom from St Gallen was delivered to Cordes over 100 years ago, and is still running smoothly today.
	Embroidered postcards in silk from 1914-18 war woven by the womenfolk. The lop-sided embroiderer stool ~ a curiosity from the 1880s.	We have newly restored our 1890's embroidery atelier at La Gaudane! You may have read this in the press. We now have since 2004 a fully re-created Cordes atelier with the only St Gall embroidery machine publicly demonstrated anywhere in France. It is completely unique and completely fascinating - a 3 tonne 6-metre monster, worked solely by hand with 300 needles to embroider the finest, most exquisite work. For all lovers of traditional French embroidery this is a thrilling experience at La Gaudane non-pareil. The demonstration is enthralling, it lasts about 20 minutes and there’s plenty of time to question our skilled brodeuse and handle samples of the work. Together with the embroidery metier we have reconstructed the 100-year-old environment, old designs, cottons, spools, the threading embroidery machine and all the muddle of the ages. But also very unmuddled, we have a wonderful display at La Gaudane of antique embroidery and modestly priced samples of our work today that you will want to buy for others but keep for yourself!
		The Lacoste crocodile – Cordes’ last commercial contract
		You will also see an exhibition of several hundred silk embroidered postcards (made by the women of Cordes while the men were away at the war of 1914-18) and shipped to Paris for onward sale to the Allied troops in the trenches. The Atelier is opened at Easter, Whitsun and all summer, in the afternoon from Wednesday to Sunday. Groups welcome. Free parking at La Gaudane or meter space galore.