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- June 4-8, 2008, Tacoma, Washington, USA: Pacific Northwest Lace Conference "Celebration Lace" hosted by Lacemakers of Puget Sound. Mark your calendar now for the next Pacific Northwest Lace Conference in Tacoma, WA. The theme is Celebration Lace, and there are a lot of celebrations that require making lace. Download the brochure HERE for details. Contact Lauren Snyder at lpsconf@aol.com
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June 14, 2008,Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ, UK:
Sovereign Lace Fair
Saturday 14th June 2008
The Causeway School
Larkspur Drive
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
10 am - 3 pm
Entrance £2 Under 16's Free
Tatting suppliers included -
June 28-29, 2008, Buena Park, CA, USA:
Hedgehog Lacers Lace-In
Classes include Torchon, Milanese, 'sGravenmoer, Withof and Tatting.
Download brochure at: http://www.hedgehoglacers.org/events/Lace-In_2008.pdf
Contact k_lowe@hedgehoglacers.org for more information. - 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
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