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April 23-25, 2008, Paducah, Kentucky, USA: Heartland Lace Guild is having its 16th Annual Lace Exhibition & Demonstration April 23 - 25 - 2008 at Grace Episcopal Church 820 Broadway, KY.
Wednesday 1-4 pm, Thursday 10am - 4 pm, Friday 10am - 3pm. The theme this year is Bookmarks. A special display of Lise Thomsen's "Hoop Lace"
On Friday at 2pm we will drawn the Lace for a Cure. for more info. contact Lise Thomsen at lthomsen@charter.net Phone: 1-573-335-7487 - April 25-27, 2008, Paducah, Kentucky, USA: Heartland Lace Guild is hosting a Spring Retreat at Jonathan Creek Camp and Conference Centre, KY April 25 - 27 - 2008. For more info. contact Sandra Benne at msdazey@earthlink.net. Phone: 1-573-238-3141 or Doris Weaver at doraweaver2@verizon.net. Phone: 1-618-549-4137
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April 18-19, 2008, Spokane Valley, Washington, USA: The Shuttlebirds Tatting Guild will host their 12th Annual Tatting
Workshop at Spokane Valley Nazarene Church, Spokane Valley, WA.
Theme: "A Tisket, A Tasket, My Tatting Basket." Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Classes, Vendors, Exhibits, Tat-Off, Theme Contest.
Complete details will be available in January 2008 at: www.shuttlebirds.com For further information contact Patti Duff, PO Box 7466, Spokane WA 99207, ph: 509-489-2618, email: patdtats@juno.com -
April 26, 2008, Norwich, Norfolk, UK: Jubilee lace group 4th Lace Day at Hewett school, Cecil Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Speaker is MARTIN TUFFNELL By Popular demand
10am to 4pm
Tickets £4.50p
Cheques and SAE to:
Mrs Daphne Martin
6 Coke Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2LW
ENGLAND
bring packed lunch. Cheques made out to Jubilee Lace Group please
The school is disabled friendly/signing for the deaf available - August 3-8,2008, Rockford, IL, USA: 55th I.O.L.I. Convention will be hosted by The Land of Lincoln Lacemakers in Northern Illinois.
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- Ongoing: Lace Tours at the Smithsonian. Tours are offered the first Wednesday of every month from 10:00 to noon. Tours are free and open to the public. Reservations are necessary. To register, please call (202) 633-3826. Lace making demonstrations: Watch lace making at the American History Museum, by the new Ipswich house, the first Wednesday of every month from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. These are open to the public. No registration is necessary. Tours and demonstrations are conducted by I.O.L.I. members and Smithsonian volunteers, Sheryl DeJong and Karen Thompson from the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild. They show laces from the 15th through the 20th centuries, as well as illustrations of how the lace might have been used. Presentation topics include: working conditions of lace makers, laws prohibiting the importation of lace (resulting in smuggling), and the importance of lace as an industry.
- Independence, OH: The Western Reserve Lace Society will be meeting at the Independence Public Library, 6361 Selig Dr, Independence, Ohio 44131 Phone: 216-447-0160 for directions.
Meeting is 10 am - 1 pm
Dates:
February 12, 2008
March 8, 2008
April 12, 2008
May 10, 2008
June 14, 2008
July 12, 2008
August 9, 2008
September 13, 2008
October 18, 2008 **
November 1, 2008 **
** denotes a different Saturday of the month than our ususal meeting date.
Anyone interested in our group: contact Chris Brill-Packard at e-mail: cbpus01@yahoo.com
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CONVENTIONS
The Land of Lincoln Lacemakers will be the hosts in Northern Illinois. Dates are August 3rd through August 8th, 2008 at the Clocktower Resort in Rockford, Illinois. More information will be available at a later date.
Information about the 2008 Lace contest is HERE
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