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- February 2-3, 2008, "I Love Lace", Olde Lafayette Village, Lafayette, NJ. Vendors, Lace heart display, demonstrations and children's class on Saturday. Open to the public. Workshops on Sunday in bobbin lace, tatting and knitted lace. Registration for class required. Snow dates Feb 9-10.Visit www.lostartlacers.org or contact Lee Daly (973) 383-8491 for more information.
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February 15-18, 2008, Costa Mesa, California, USA: The 2nd Annual Winter Lace Conference will be held on Presidents' Weekend in Costa Mesa, California on February 15-18, 2008. The Conference includes two days of classes--with an additional "add on" day on Monday. This year's classes include Beds and Cluny with Holly VanSciver, Bucks with Bridget Cook, Flanders with Kathy Kauffman, Italian Cantu with Betty Manfre, Milanese with Louise Colgan, TattingÑa Self-improvement workshop with Georgia Seitz, Withof with Susie Johnson.
Two special, limited enrollment "advanced lacers' workshops" will be held on Friday: Bucks with Bridget Cook and Withof with Susie Johnson.
Highlights of the conference include three days of lace classes, vendor hall, special banquet, book signing, and presentation!
For more information, CLICK HERE. Contact Belinda Belisle at belis92645@aol.com or Betty Ward at betnor@aol.com - 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.
- None to report
- 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
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
LACE COMPETITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
MEETINGS FOR AREA LACEMAKERS