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Lace Event: Cleveland Lace Guild Lace Day – June 8, 2013

Cleveland Lace Guild Lace Day Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013 Place: Egglescliffe Community Centre Durham Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, UK TS16 0EH Time: 10:00 AM until 3:30 PM Website: http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/clevelandlaceguild/index.phtml Speaker: Louise West, “Cotton to Concrete and Beyond” Vendors: Margaret Wall Bobbins, … Continue reading

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Lace Event: Chesterton Lacemakers Very Last Lace Day – June 8, 2013

Chesterton Lacemakers Very Last Lace Day Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013 Place: Milton Community Centre Coles Lane, Milton, Cambridge , United Kingdom CB24 6BL Time: 10:00 AM until 4.00 PM peaker: PolyJane  Yarns Tickets: £4.50 SAE to Mrs. Angela Holt, … Continue reading

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Lecture: Dr. Laurie Waters, “New Piece of Old Lace In My Office, Come See!” – June 20, 2013

New Piece of Old Lace In My Office, Come See! Modern research techniques for historic textiles Sponsor:  Brookhaven Women in Science Speaker: Dr. Laurie Waters, Los Alamos National Laboratory Place:  Berkner Hall, Brookhaven National Laboratory William Floyd Parkway, County Road … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Fifteen items – June 13, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/jvn5uwk Early Antique Baby’s Cap or “Biggin” -Handmade Hollie Point Lace http://tinyurl.com/lcsxufm Early Antique Handmade Hollie Point Lace-Baby’s Collar/Bib http://tinyurl.com/kjl9arm Pair of Early Antique Handmade Lace Sleeves Size: cap: photographed on a doll with head circumference of 14″ collar: back of neck to … Continue reading

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Lace Exhibition: Alençon Lace @ The Willis Museum – May 18 to June 29, 2013

Alençon Lace @ The Willis Museum Sponsor: La Ville d’Alençon, the Alençon-Basingstoke Twinning Association and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. aThis is part of the Basingstoke Festival, http://tinyurl.com/m4l5gbh Dates:  May 18 to June 29, 2013 Hours:  Tuesday to Friday 10:00 … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Twenty-seven items – June 9, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/nxk7bpa Antique/vintage Carrickmacross lace collar Size: 17″ neckline, 6.5″ deep Starting Price: 14.95 GBP Auction ends: Jun 10, 2013 09:21:35 PDT Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom Comments:  A Carrickmacross applique collar with deep points. Basically a shamrock design … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Twenty-five items – June 6, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/l2lgtw7 Vtg Antique Bucks Bobbin Lace Scarf Stole long length 90″ x 7 to 8″ wide English Size: ~90″ long Starting Price: $365.00  Buy-it-Now or Make Offer Auction ends: June 7, 2013 08:15:21 PDT Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Twenty-four items – June 2, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/lvfygeu Lovely Piece of Antique Bucks Lace 31″ x 3-5/8″ Size: 3-5/8″ x 31″ Starting Price: 9.49 GBP Auction ends: June 3, 2013 10:22:11 PDT Offered by: Ebay seller isohex, Tyne-Wear,, United Kingdom Comments:  Short segment of a floral Bucks border. … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Twenty-four items – May 30, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/qcrpmsk Two small lengths antique/vintage Honiton lace – bird and butterfly Size: each 2.5″ x 17″ Starting Price: 4.95 GBP Auction ends: May 31, 2013 10:52:55 PDT Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom Comments:  Two short lengths of Honiton … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Twelve items – May 26, 2013

http://tinyurl.com/ns7nzp4 Antique Victorian Large Mother of Pearl Brussels Point De Gaze Fan. Size: 13.75″ long Starting Price: 180.00 GBP Auction ends: May 26, 2013 11:59:22 PDT Offered by: Ebay seller davidcharles1946, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Comments:  A large fan of Carrickmacross applique … Continue reading

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