Italia dei Merletti – II Raduno Nazionale, Zagarolo (Rome, Lazio)
Theme: Tramando…Tessendo
Organizers: Insituto per la Promozione del Merletto
Sinergie Zagarolo Io Creo Arti Manuali
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2015
Time: See agenda below
Place: Palazzo Rospigliosi, Zagarolo, Italy.
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/mp7qske http://tinyurl.com/lmga63x
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Information: 06 9524103 – tramando.tessendo@gmail.com – associazionesinergie@msn.it
Registration: form at http://tinyurl.com/kyhbyl7
Registration is open from March 1 to April 30, 2015. Fee is 5 EUR per person.
Agenda for May 23rd:
10:00 to 13:00 Opening of the event, reception for the lacemakers
10:00 to 17:00 Everyone works.
12:00 Greetings from the organizing committee and souvenir photo
12:30 to 14:30 Lunch
15:00 Guided tour of the exhibition “La poesia dell’ago”
17:00 Closing.
The Lace Day is embedded in the “IX Mostra Mercato di Artigianato Tessile”, which runs from May 22-24. This is a textile crafts fair which offers several classes, see posters below.
An exhibition on Italian Needlelace, “Percorsi Tessili” will be presented, including Valsesia Puncetto, Burano, Aemila Ars, and several others, and contemporary work.
There will also be an exhibition “Il Gioiello Tessile” (Textile Jewelery) featuring macramè, tatting, peyote work, and bobbinlace by the Fondazione Scuola Merletti di Gorizia. This will also be at the Palazzo Rospigliosi from May 22-24, 2015.
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