Lace Days, Exhibitions and Other News
The Lace Guild CIO Annual General Meeting 2023
Saturday 3rd June 2023
at Warwick Conferences, Coventry CV4 7SH
The 2023 AGM will be our first ‘in person’ meeting since 2019, when we met in Haydock. It will also be our first AGM as The Lace Guild CIO, and we hope that you will support us so that they can continue.
We are offering workshops, sessions, talks, shopping and a lacemaking area, all included in the day delegate rate, along with a seemingly endless supply of tea, coffee and cake, not to mention the delicious three-course lunch in a lovely venue.
Please bring your pillows, crochet hooks, tatting shuttles and needles to join in the ‘Lace and Chat’ session in the afternoon.
Suppliers so far confirmed are Alison Tolson, Acorn Bobbins and The Skein Queen. Watch this space for more...
SUPPORT US, have your say at the AGM, and have a fun day out...
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Exhibition in Horst, The Netherlands
5th February to 2nd April 2023
A selection from the lace collection of Museum de Domijnen in Sittard and Museum de Kantfabriek in Horst.
From the collection of De Domijnen we show loose strips of needle lace and bobbin lace.
The majority comes from the Charity Sisters of the Precious Blood, who gave girls' education in the Agnetenberg convent.
(Google will translate it)
Five young designers from the Design course at the Art Academy in Maastricht and their teacher took a closer look at some lace objects from the De Domijnen collection.
Aniek Jeuken, Claire Sillekens, Duo Wonder (Sofie Hermans and Katja Noelmans), Irana Jennifer Pachová, Lynn Biesmans and Thom van Schaik have each created new work inspired by an object from the collection of De Domijnen or a detail of it.
With Pompi Parry. Residential or non residential. Non lacemaking partners welcome.
Indulge in a week of friendly, relaxing tutored bobbin lacemaking in a beautiful peaceful country venue in Somerset. Pompi teaches a wide variety of laces including Downton and Polychrome Blonde as well as most English, Continental and contemporary laces. Daily displays and discussions on many aspects of both old and modern lace.
All experience levels welcome.
Further information from Pompilace@gmail.com or 01722 710269.