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  • Lace related festival

    February 14, 2013 9:30 AM | Sharon Sacco (Administrator)
    In going through some news pictures this morning, I found one with "Gilles of Binche".  Apparently Binche Belgium has their own version of Mardi Gras known as Carnival of Binche which has been recognized by Unesco as a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

    The costumes of the Gilles are interesting.  They wear "a hat covered with ostrich feathers and a red, yellow, and black medieval costume hung with bells and decorated with fluffy lace at the neck, wrists, and ankles".  Unfortunately, I cannot find an image with sufficient resolution to see the lace well, but I am assuming it is machine lace given that there are close to 1000 of these costumes.

    There is a website for this festival, http://www.carnavaldebinche.be/

  • Newsletter Available / Survey Coming

    February 06, 2013 8:43 AM | Deleted user
    Yes, Our newsletter is out for you! Check your email for the link; members can also get to the copy in the "Members Only" section.

    It is filled with new articles - more about the travels of members about. Second installments of Bruges and England.

    Keep an eye out - we will have a survey coming on our newsletter. Let us hear your suggestions and comments - we are here to serve you!

    Remember - Love your Lace,

    Patty

  • Jill Hawkins adventures

    February 05, 2013 8:42 AM | Devon Thein

    I must say that I am enjoying Jill's indefatiguable attempts to gain entrance into her local lace group. Bravo for becoming a vendor at the sold- out a year in advance lace day! That is really thinking outside the box. I hope she was able to buy a ticket for 2014. It seems as though it was enjoyable and worth it. Also, it would appear as though other lace societies are opening their secret doors under Jill's relentless pounding. But, like a well-crafted mystery, the hints and foreshadowing keep coming. What is this about the local group that has no common members with the other local group? I am sitting on the edge of my chair to find out more. Is this simply a matter of the inconvenient scheduling, and other structural barriers, or is there an historical rivalry, possibly a blood feud? Will the newcomer figure out the mystery? Will she have to start a new lace group for people who were not born in the towns around Olney, Bedford and Milton Keynes? Will she discover a secret cache of mimeographed newsletters in a hollow tree that explains it all? I can't wait for the next installment!

  • Snowflakes

    January 04, 2013 9:19 PM | Deleted user
    We did it, and thanks to all of you that have responded to the request for snowflakes for the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT.

    My nieces and nephews all sat with me on our 'Christmas day celebration' and cut out snowflakes.  I sent off about 3 dozen of them this morning.  From the looks of reports I've seen, the children will be warmly welcomed back to school.  

    Once again, thank you NELG members for sending in what you could on short notice.

    Best to you, Love your Lace,
    Patty

  • Sandy Hook Children Snowflake Project

    December 19, 2012 11:08 PM | Deleted user

    Hi all,

    If you are on our email, then you would have recieved a email from me talking about a project that is being run through January 12, 2013.

    The tradgey that took place on December 14 is unexlplainable - we all feel grief.

    In light that the children will be returning to a new school in a neighboring town, the PTA would like to make the school look like a Winter Wonderland.

    They want snowflakes - any kind, any way.

    Clilck here to reach the State PTA association  and read more information about the project.

    Finished snowflakes should be mailed to

    Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, CT  06514, by January 12, 2013.

    Thank you in advance for any snowflakes you can send,

    Patty

  • Contemporary Lace

    December 13, 2012 6:13 PM | Deleted user
    I just received this link from Devon at IOLI Ning.  It is a great blog on contemporary lace and lace events for the next several years.  

    It is written by Jane Atkinson - Europe 2012 - a lace odyssey.  She is such a delightful woman whom I met in England earlier this month.

    Hope you enjoy........ feed the imagination, love the lace,

    Patty

  • Back in the US of A

    December 13, 2012 4:56 AM | Deleted user
    Hi all,

    Yes those fantasy lace adventures have come to an end!  It was an amazing time.  So much lace. and not enough time.

    On the last day we went to the Cowper and Newton museum in Olney.  It was a great place and beautiful lace.  It was also interesting to read about the upper class ladies that did knotting - very fashionable to bring it with you to show off your talents.

    Here are a few more pieces.  A beautiful collar on the left, and Queen Victoria's wedding dress on the right.  Quite a tiny waist

    Jill's camera did better at the long shots and mine was great for the closeups.     

    This picture is part of the steel that holds up the London Eye.  We took a night ride and it was one wow after another.  Can you see the lace?

    It was a lovely trip , I hadn't been called " hey love" so many times in a day, let alone a whole week.  Thanks Jill & Bob.  Maybe it was the break, or the cold, or just being in England - this trip has me seeing lace all around me.  

    Patty

  • Cecil Higgins Gallery re-opening

    December 12, 2012 3:41 PM | Anonymous
    The Aragon Lacemakers in Bedford are creating a lace version of John Bunyan's cottage as part of the exhibition for the re-opening of the Cecil Higgins Gallery in Bedford in the Spring of 2013.  Members of the lace group have been asked to make lace bricks to be used in the 'building'.  Here is my completed brick.

    For more information, be sure to read the next installment of my Lace Adventures in the February issue of the newsletter.

    Jill

  • UK and it snowed!

    December 05, 2012 6:25 PM | Deleted user
    Wow it snowed here.  They don't get much snow in this part of England.  It did close local airports, a couple of the schools.  Mind you they don't have much in the way of snow removing equipment.  The lorries - called gritters  much be outfitted with the sand and grit (sand and salt) and it is only applied to the main highways.

    Check out the sky - blue as ever and very cold!

    Glad we had various plans - we had planned to go to Warwick , instead we went over to Olney or "Oney" as the locals say it and visited the Cowper & Newton Museum.  A great museum on William Cowper and John Newton.  Lots to learn about them from 1740's through 1800.  Very interesting time.  

    Okay - that was lovely - it was the lace collection that they have - now that was a collection!  here's a picture or two - enjoy
    Honiton on the left and needle lace on the right






    I'll post a few more pictures when I have better upload speed!  

    Hmmm  the color of the sky and the color of the backing under the lace :)

    Patty

  • UK and it's cold

    December 04, 2012 5:09 AM | Deleted user
    Hi all,
    It's been a great time so far.  Though the weather has almost been perfect, couple of
    showers here and there, it's been truly cold.  The morning temps have been -2, 0, .6.  Yes, that's a decimal!  

    We were off  to Olney, small town and found this building related to the Bucks Lace industry.  At the top of building was this lovely lady making or possibly redoing lace, hence her stern look at her pillow!

    Yesterday, at Kensington Palace, we saw Queen Victoria's wedding dress.  Most pieces of lace we see are under glass and often times in dark rooms.

    Must be off - more lace to do!  

    Enjoy your Lace!

    Patty

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