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Lace Event: Thame Lace Day – February 26, 2011

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lacenews

Thame Lace Day Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011 Place: Thame Arts & Leisure Centre Oxford Road OX9 2BB Time: 10:00 AM UNTIL 4.00 PM Tickets: £4.50 incl tea & coffee, £2.25 young lacemakers Cheques payable to Thame Lace Day, with … Continue reading →

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Lace Event: Wolverhampton Lacemakers Lace Day – February 26, 2011

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lacenews

Wolverhampton Lacemakers Lace Day Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011 Place: Baptist Church Winchester Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton WV10 6EJ Time: 10:00 AM UNTIL 4.00 PM Workshop: Anne Weston, “Needlelace” Tickets: £4.00 visitors, £3.00 members, £2.00 shoppers Contact: Jenny Roberts, 01922 473234 … Continue reading →

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Lace Event: 1st Ware Lace Day – February 26, 2011

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lacenews

1st Ware Lace Day Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011 Place: Sele Farm Community Centre 25 Perrett Gardens, Hertford SG14 2I.W. Time: 10.00 AM UNTIL 4.00 PM Speaker: Jacqui Barber, “My Place in the Lace World” Tickets: £5.00, Young Lacemakers £1.50, … Continue reading →

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Lace Event: Lincolnshire Lacemakers Lace Day – February 19, 2011

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lacenews

Lincolnshire Lacemakers Lace Day, AGM and Exhibition of Member’s Work Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011 Place: Methodist Church Queen Street, Horncastle, Lines LN9 6BD Time: 10.00 AM UNTIL 3.00 PM Tickets: £3.00 at the door Contact: Jennifer Lawrence, 01507 523221

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Museums: Victoria & Albert Textile Study Room and Galleries Closure

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lacenews

The V&A textile study room and galleries will close March 1, 2011 at the South Kensington museum. Packing of the collections begins today.  This action is in preparation for the new ‘Clothworker’s Centre for Textiles and Fashion Study and Conservation’, … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Eight Items – January 30, 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/6bwtaea ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY LARGE 19THC.HONITON LACE SHAWL Starting price: $45.00 Auction ends: Jan 31, 2011 07:40:08 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: 115″ x 30″, a nice Honiton applique shawl on machine net. … Continue reading →

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Collecting: Lace-Related Travel Posters

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

There are a number of items which promote lace as a tourism activity in general. I don’t mean advertisements from retailers, and the whole subject of postcards is a topic in itself.  This post focuses on travel posters, and hopefully … Continue reading →

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Californian Poppies Workshops in April – still places left

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

There are still a few places left in the workshops associated with the Californian Poppies exhibition. The workshops run April 5-7, 2011 at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury, UK.  Click here for the flyer. The courses include: Chantilly Lace … Continue reading →

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Reordering Events

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

I’ve gotten some comments about announcements like the Lace Guild convention disappearing off the main blog page.  It didn’t go away, it just got re-ordered in the ‘Conventions, Conferences, and Congresses’ category at the right. I like to keep things … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Five Items – January 27, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4n2ghe4 ANTIQUE LACE-ALENCON LACE W/BOWS Starting price: $45.00 Auction ends: Jan 28, 2011 10:01:37 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: Not very long (28″ x 2.5″), not in the greatest condition, but I … Continue reading →

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