The Lace Guild 2015 Annual Convention
Date: Friday April 11 through Sunday, April 13, 2014
Place: The Charles Hastings Centre
Royal Worcester Hospital, Worcester WR5 1DD
Email: hollies@laceguild.org
Conference Web Site: http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/events/convention.html
Conference Timetable: conventionTimetable2014
Booking Form, including fees: conventionBookingForm2014
Send the registration form and payment to ‘Convention’, The Lace Guild, The Hollies, 53 Audnam, Stourbridge, DY8 4AE.
Registrations must arrive between February 10th and March 1st.
Agenda:
Friday April 11
16:00-19:00 Reception and Registration
18:00-22:00 Lace-In (with a break for supper)
18:30 Supper
Saturday April 12
9:00-17:00 Registration
12:30 Lunch
13:45 Business meeting AGM
18:30-19:00 Convention Dinner
After Dinner Talk Elinor Kapp, author of Rigamorles and Ragamuffins
Sunday April 13
10:00-11:00 Mystery speaker (now revealed as Ann Collier)
Workshops:
Friday afternoon, April 11, 14:00 to 17:00
Louise West, “Contemporary Bedfordshire Leaf Pendants
Jennifer Williams, “Tatted Narcissus Brooch Pin
Shirley Berlin, “Braids and Beads”
Rosemary Green, “Mountmellick Embroidery”
Carol Hughes, “Carrickmacross Lace”
Saturday Morning, April 12, 9:30 to 12:30
Claire Allen, “Bobbin and Needlelace Flower Brooch, part 1”
Anna Winter, “Playing with Peas”
Deborah Robinson, “Crochet Wire Jewellery”
Sarah Thomas, “Little Books”
Alison Tolson, “Painting Lace Bobbins”
Sue Kalra, “Mini Imposed Workshop”
Eve Corrall, “Make a Lace Pet” – Young Lacemakers workshop (10:00 to 12:00)
Sunday Morning, April 13, 9:30 to 12:30
Claire Allen, “Bobbin and Needlelace Flower Brooch, part 2”
Jane Atkinson, “Going With The Flow – drawing fluid grids for expressive lace”
Sue Dane, “Brick Stitch Elements”
Rosemary Green, “A Taste of Gold”
Jean Rooke, “Beginner’s Needlelace
Deborah Robinson, “Finger Braiding” for non-members
Displays:
The Lace Guild Museum
98 Group
Glevum Lacemakers
Embroiders’ Guild
Suppliers from 4PM Friday, all day Saturday and Sunday morning.
The Lace Guild, Claire’s Lace, The Guild of Needle Laces, Chris Parsons,
The Ring of Tatters, Margaret Wall, Wellhead Books (not Sunday), Baroque Beads,
Mulberry Silks, Turnstyle, Louise West
Also a 50/50 stand and Second Hand book sale in the Lace Guild library stand.
Sunday’s Mystery speaker is Ann Collier
Thank you for featuring our Convention.
Jacquie