Blog & News

Do you all remember that program Family Feud? Contestants would try to guess the answers of a survey question.  Well there is no feud here.

In a very short time you will be asked to respond to NELG's first electronic survey.  This survey will tabulate your thoughts and comments about programing for this year and the future.

So in advance - thanks so much!  You are our members and we wish to bring great programing to our gatherings.  Please look for the email in the next several days.

Patty

 

Everyone look around your completed projects to send one in.  We need entries,

I have heard that we have 3 more entries already coming in!  I think I have found an entry for myself. 

Our presence at the Big E is important to our organization.  First - a thank you for all those members that have volunteered in the past to demonstrate making lace.  Without all of you, our organization would not have grown.  Without you we would not be expanding the love of this art to new people.

I truly encourage you to find a completed project - fill out the application and mail in your $5 bucks - see Jill's blog entry before this one for details or email at NELGinfo@gmail.com.   Parking & 2 entrance tickets for $5!, an opportunity for people to ohh and ahh at lace - priceless!

PS - maybe one of those UFO's could be completed between now and the beginning of September!

Thank you all,

Patty

 

If you have any entry for The Big E and live in Eastern MA, Bryce will be collecting entries and taking them to West Springfield.  If you live in CT, Winann will be collecting entries at our monthly lace day on September 3.  Please contact either of them directly if you wish to coordinate the hand-off.

Jill

News is beginning to come back to us from those members that attended IOLI convention in Maryland last week. 

It seems that everyone had a good time and lots of work on their pillows.  Great time, great teachers!  The awards ceremony was nice and NELG received their certificate for volunteer hours.  I'm looking forward to seeing it and will post it on the site for all to admire.

Those of you that attended, please send our Newsletter Editor, Gail,  a story about the convention, your work, the teacher you studied with so that we can all enjoy!

The date for next year's convention, 2012, is already on our calendar.  It will be held in Minnesota for 2012, Utah for 2013, and 2014 is CA just about settled from my reading of the last issue of the Bulletin.  Wouldn't it be nice to bring the convention to New England in 2015??  Anyone game? 

I received this note from Laurie at the blog and new YouTube channel called LaceNews.  Go on to the site and you can see lots of video about lace.

Re: LaceNews Channel - 8/2/2011
To:pjfcpa01

Hi Patty,
My apologies, I just found your email (I'm still getting used to all the features on YouTube). I really admire your organization, it seems very lively!
If your group has any suggestions on how to better organize all those videos, please let me know. I'm trying to enlist the aid of tatters to sort all those out.
I wish you best of luck on your upcoming term.
Laurie

I was reading some of our old newsletters and came across the article about the Plimoth Jacket.  Some of our members were instrumental in the lace that is on the jacket. 

Back in December 2009 the jacket was revealed and then was loaned to the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.  It is currently displayed in their Textiles Gallery and beginning September 2011, it will be in their fall needlework exhibition.

If you'd like to know more about this amazing piece of work, you can see the book on The Plimoth Jacket.  The book is filled with many pictures that show how this jacket came to life.  At the end there is a wonderful thankyou to the Lace Makers that made this possible.

Patty

Summer is a great time to just enjoy.  Before long we will be in the throws of the Fall.  Can you believe it?  I was feeling a bit of pressure to complete some tasks around my place, some of those UFP's (I've a list of them) and just looking ahead.

In some reading, I came across this little ditty and I hope when the life's push gets to you, you too will remember that....

Life is not a trip - it's a journey.

A journey is filled with awe.

A journey is filled with discovery.

A journey is filled with the joy, the
passion and the aliveness that you
always believed would be a part of
your life.  Tony Robbins

Patty

 

If you are wondering what to do with that left over skein of yarn, here's an ingenious little cable sweater for some lights.

Thanks to mom for sending me the clipping!

 

Patty

We all need to take a moment and laught at ourselves.  One of my friends sent me this one and I hope you can get a smile...

Shampoo Alert!

As I was conditioning my hair in the shower this morning, I took time to read my shampoo bottle.  I am in shock!  The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my entire body says "for extra volume and body"!  Seriously, why have I not noticed this before?  Now I understand why I am so "full-figured!"  Tomorrow I am going to start using Dawn dish soap.  It says right on the label "dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remore."  It pays to read the warning labels, my friends:)