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The Boston NPR station, WBUR, has a local show called RadioBoston. They have a relatively new segment called "Hidden History", and Mary Mangen pitched to them the Ipswich Lace story this past April. 

They have been pre-interviewing and researching it, and they have decided to run with it next Tuesday (July 19). So (assuming no breaking news or something wild), they will have someone from the Ipswich Museum and Mary to talk about Ipswich lace. (We offered them Karen Thompson and she did talk with them during the background research, but they wanted someone local, I guess!) Mary will be bringing in her samples to the studio so they can have a look as well. Hopefully they'll post some photos with the story.

11am ET is the live version, and they typically replay the show at 3pm. But it should be stored long-term and accessible later. 

https://www.wbur.org/radio/programs/radioboston They have a stream option so you don't have to be in the radio range.

It's all because of our project to raise the profile of Ipswich lace. It's working! 

This is just to reassure lacemakers in the Eastern MA area that once again Sharon Sacco and I will be driving out to Springfield on Sept. 7 to deliver entries to the BigE lace competition. So finish up those UFOs and plan on getting them to us by the preceding weekend! Entry forms and other information can be found on the BigE website. (We will also deliver entries to other departments as well.)

Happy lacemaking!

I will be hosting Kumiko Nakazaki’s workshop from 9/22 to 9/26.  She can teach Binche, Flanders Lace, Bruges Flower Lace, Paris Lace, Rosaline Lace, and Duchess Lace.  Please e-mail me if you are interested.  You can take 5 days or 3 days workshop.  I highly recommend to take 5 days workshop for Binche Lace.  Hope some of you can attend.

I laughed. 

The 40th Idrija lace festival in Slovenia. I know we aren't going. But I still thought it was interesting to see celebrations of lace out there. 

International Lace Day, the Facebook group, is organizing the lace day.  We get together,  make lace, take pictures, and post on Facebook.  I have registered for the event and have blank copies of the badges.  Anyone interested in joining me between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on 6/26?  Please contact me at traysumiko@gmail.com or send me text message at 704-501-7923.  I live in Woodbridge, near New Haven.  

Hello everyone

The funeral for NELG founding member, Doris Schick, will be held at 11am on Saturday, July 2 at South Congregational Church, 949 Main Street, South Glastonbury, CT 06073.

Jill

Massachusetts Historical Society talk

I have no idea if it will touch on lace. But I'm curious. These talks are typically very high quality.

Via tweet: 

Hybrid event next Monday 6 pm EDT (USA): virtual=free: author of ONLY THE CLOTHES ON HER BACK: CLOTHING AND THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF POWER IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Laura F. Edwards, Princeton, in conversation with Christine Desan, Harvard 

Registration link

Listening to the local NPR today, a curator from a new exhibit at the Hancock Shaker village talked about the new installation that they have, which includes something about European lace. But I wasn't quite clear on what it was.

What I found at the Shaker site: 

Another highlight of her work in the exhibition are video projections of her magnum opus Thread Routes (2010–) and its companion series Thread Routes—Lightwaves (2010–) in the Round Stone Barn. The second of this six-episode-series film, which focuses on European lacemaking, will illuminate inside this iconic building, stitching together the light and the dark.

It was during this interview at WBUR, RadioBoston.

Edit to add: I found a video that sounds like bobbins... 

https://vimeo.com/196488170

Hi folks: I know it's not lace, but 2 things about Ned. 

1. We recently asked him to look at a pillow in his collection that looks like an Ipswich bolster. We can't tell--but it has the right circumference. Anyway, so he's been made aware of Ipswich lace. American ? lace pillow.

2. The Maine Historical folks that have the wonderful Zilpah cape that we want to use on our poster just made me aware of their upcoming talks. And they also asked us for one on our project! So I'd like to see one of theirs to know what might be the right content for them. Zilpah cape, if you haven't seen it already: 

Anyway, over at this link you can register for Ned's zoom event on 18th century silks. Wednesday, June 1, 7:00 – 8:00 pm

https://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml

Here is a message from Doris' daughter, Jennifer: 

My mom, Doris Virginia Schick, passed away peacefully this morning between 4:30am and 530am mst. Mom was one of those pure souls put on this earth. I feel so blessed to not only have known her, but that I was lucky enough to have her as my mother. She was artist, adventurer and caregiver with a wonderful sense of humor and perspective on life. She loved me unconditionally. Her smile was like no other and even when she couldn’t talk these last few years due to her worsening dementia, she always knew us, embraced us and connected with everyone around her with her lovely spirit. She fought tirelessly to connect with everyone until the very end. I will love you forever momma.

She was a very special person who will be sorely missed by all who loved her.