Category Archives: Making & Identifying Lace

Competition: International Lace Competition for Children and Teens – Fruit – Entries due January 31, 2013

Posted on January 22, 2012 by lacenews

Internationale Kantwedstrijd voor kinderen en jongeren International Lace Competition for Children and Teens Sponsor: Kant in Vlaanderen vzw Infirmeriestraat 5 3290 Diest, Belgium Website: http://www.kantinvlaanderen.be/ Contest Rules:  Fruit HaLynl Contest Entry form:  At the bottom of the contest rules flyer … Continue reading →

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Competitions: Contemporary Lace Contest 2012 – The Headress – Entries due December 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012 by lacenews

Sponsor: The Catalonian Lace Guild (ACP, Associació Catalana de Puntaires) Note, all participants must be paid member of ACP Contest Rules:  RULES HEADRESS. Contest Entry form: See the bottom of the Contest Rules. Entry forms due May 1, 2012 Contest … Continue reading →

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Competitions: 2012 IOLI Lace Contest – STAR – Entries due June 30, 2012

Posted on January 8, 2012 by lacenews

Sponsor: International Old Lacers, Inc., in conjunction with the 2012 Convention hosted by the Minnesota Lace Society (MLS) Contest Rules: 2012_IOLI_Lace_Contest_Rules Contest Entry form: IOLILaceContest2012EntryForm MLS contest website: http://www.minnlacesociety.org/IOLI/lacecontest.html Email: ioli.usanorthern@gmail.com Due date: The completed entry must be postmarked on … Continue reading →

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Competition: 25th Anniversary of the Belgian Lace Organization – EVOLUTION – Entries due April 15, 2012

Posted on August 7, 2011 by lacenews

Sponsor:  The Belgian Lace Organization – VZW Belgische KantOrganisatie – Organisation Belge de la Dentelle ASBL  (BKO-OBD) Theme: The Belgian Lace Organization will hold an exhibition and juried competition in honor of its 25th anniversary. Exhibition dates are July 5 … Continue reading →

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Lace of the Month – Tatting – August 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by lacenews

I am one month off on the Featured Lace writeups – I still have to do July’s important 18thc Belgian needlelace post. The delay is attributable to the Los Alamos fire, and also to time spent developing the LaceNews Channel … Continue reading →

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Breaking News! Powerhouse Love Lace Winners Announced

Posted on July 28, 2011 by lacenews

Overall Winner:  American sculptor Anne Mondro for Detroit’s Shadow, a 7.5 m x 5 m x 5 m model of a 1906 Model N engine. Inspired by abandoned machinery on Cocakatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, relics of an industrial era. … Continue reading →

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Lace of the Month: “Sedan” – June 2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by lacenews

The Commune and Arrondissement of Sedan in the Ardennes Department, and Champagne-Ardenne Region of France, is located only 10 kilometers from the Belgian border. Not too far from Arras.  Note, that is a long way from Alençon and Argentan. But … Continue reading →

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Lace of the Month: Milanese – May 2011

Posted on May 28, 2011 by lacenews

The Northern Italian bobbinlaces that developed in centers such as Milan and Genoa are always a bit difficult. I don’t say this in regard to technique.  Patricia Read and her student Lucy Kincaid’s carefully researched book “Milanese Lace, An Introduction” … Continue reading →

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Lace of the Month: Spanish Blonde – April 2011

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lacenews

Since I recently did a piece on the Educational Silk Museum of Como which makes silk bobbinlaces a specialty, I thought it would be appropriate to select a piece of blonde lace for the April feature.  This impressive flounce is … Continue reading →

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Competitions: Third Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award – July 30 to August 14, 2011

Posted on March 20, 2011 by lacenews

Third Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award Winner’s Exhibition To be held as part of Sydney Design 2011 Dates: July 30 to August 14, 2011 (to be confirmed) Sponsor: The Powerhouse Museum (Lace Study Center) 500 Harris Street Ultimo, PO Box … Continue reading →

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