Special Ebay Alert – large collection

Posted on February 20, 2015 by lacenews

The Ebay seller etoileopera75 from France http://tinyurl.com/p22ezpw has just listed a very large number of 19th century laces.  I stopped counting after I found 50 that I might consider for the Ebay Alerts. So rather than get too involved with this on Sunday’s Ebay Alerts post, I’m making this a special alert and you can look at the seller’s offerings directly. It’s a little difficult to see all of them unless you log into the French Ebay site itself.

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Administrative: Lace Event Calendars

Posted on February 18, 2015 by lacenews

I’ve done some revision to the Lace Event Calendar page https://lacenews.net/lace-event-calendars/.  You can now pick up my big EXCEL spreadsheet which shows a complete list of lace days divided by country and by month. Click on the tabs at the bottom of the page to switch countries and type of event.  It lists the name of the last event posted, the date of the event, any deadlines to be met, and the date that it was posted on LaceNews.

I also have a section at the end which lists all the different names for ‘lace day’ – currently only for Spain but I will be adding more countries soon.

This is a working document, so expect a certain number of errors, and it will also change quickly.  I’ll update it regularly on the page. So far there are 886 event names listed.  On any event line, the dates they occurred and/or were posted on LaceNews are given starting in 2010.  This represents several thousand individual events over the years.

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Lace Event UK: Fenny Fiddlers Lace Day – February 21, 2015

Posted on February 18, 2015 by lacenews

The Fenny Fiddlers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Place: Sycamore Hall
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Information: sharonscothern@btinternet.com

Supplier:  M&D Bobbins, Sally’s Spangles, Pat Castlo,
Buttons & Boxes by Chris & Jan, Wendy from Blooms of Bletchley.
They also have a tombola, pre-owned, craft stall, quizzes and home made cakes.
All money raised will be donated to the National Kidney Federation charity this year.

Tickets: Members, Visitors £4.50,  Young Lacemakers £2.00.
Virtually all the tickets have been sold for this year’s event, as of the date of this post.

Fenny Fiddlers is a small group of friends from the Buckinghamshire & Bedfordshire area. They meet once a fortnight to make lace or other crafts and chat. Unfortunately, due to the size of the hall, they have to limit their numbers.

Bletchley

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Competitions: The Lace Guild John Bull Trophy Competition 2016: Let’s Celebrate! – Entries due June 3, 2016

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

The 2016 Lace Guild Exhibition, Incorporating the John Bull Lace Competition
“Let’s Celebrate”
Sponsor: The Lace Guild
The Hollies, 53 Audnam, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 4AE, UK
Contest Website: http://tinyurl.com/nrwy43s
Contest Rules: Schedule and Rules
Contest Entry form: Contact The Lace Guild to get the entry form and additional details.
Email: competition@laceguild.org
Tel: +44 (0)1384 390739
Fax: +44 (0)1384 444415
Due dates: Entry, entry form, and a photograph of the entry are due June 30, 2016
Entries must have been completed between May 1, 2013 and June 3, 2016, and not entered in any previous competition.  Open to all lacemakers.
Entry Fees:  £15 for first entry, £8 for each additional entry.
Class 18, entry fee is included in cost of materials.
Lacemakers under 18 years FREE
Entries will be shown at exhibition in 2016 – details coming later.

The Lace Guild John Bull competition is held every three years.  The “Let’s Celebrate” theme refers to the 2016 40th Anniversary of the Lace Guild.
Entries must fall within one of 24 classes, which are divided among two sections:
Section A – Traditional Laces in Traditional Styles.  These need not be connected with the Contrasts theme
1.  Torchon
2.  Named British or Continental Point Ground Laces
3.  Bedforshire and related laces  (e.g., Maltese and Cluny)
4.  Honiton
5.  Any other named bobbin lace
6. Needlelaces  (including Tenerife, Romanian and Branscome)
7.  Decorated Net (including Carrickmacross, Limerick, Needle run and tambour)
8.  Knotted Laces  (including tatting, filet, armenian)
9.  Looped Laces (including knitting & crochet)
10. A traditonal style piece of lace made by a group.
11.  Traditional style laces using mexted technique from ore than one traditional style of lace.

Section B – Let’s Celebrate Theme entries
12.  A garment made from or incorporating lace
13.  Headwear
14.  Accessories
15. A Piece for Display on a Wall
16. 3 Dimensional Item
17.  A Miniature Lace Item
18.  Imposed Class – using materials obtained from the Lace Guild
19.  Young Lacemaker, Individual (11 years old or under on August 31, 2016)
20.  Young Lacemaker, Individual (between 12 and 17 years)
20.  Young Lacemaker Group  (2 or more 11 years and under)
22.  Young Lacemaker Group  (2 or more between 12 and 17 years)
23.  Adult group (fewer than 10 members)
24.  Adult Group  (10 or more members)

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Lace Event UK: Glevum Lacemakers Working Day – March 14, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

Glevum Lacemakers Working Day
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Place: Churchdown Community Centre
Parton Road, Gloucester, Churchdown GL3 2JH, United Kingdom
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.glevumlacemakers.org/
Information: http://tinyurl.com/mq2xqg6

Working Day
Supplier:  Chris Lane, Needlecraft and general craft supplies
Bead Spider

Glevum Lacemakers meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month in January, March, May, July and September and the 3rd Saturday of the month in November, from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. They welcome anyone interested in lacemaking of any sort – bobbin lace, needle lace,tatting, etc.  They host suppliers and also organize speakers and workshops to learn more about a variety of crafts.  New members always welcome.

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Lace Event UK: Newbury Bobtails’ Lace Day – March 15, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

Newbury Bobtails’ Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2015
Time:  10:00 to 14:00
Place: Chieveley Village Hall
Chieveley, Newbury RG20 8T
Email:  newburybobtails@yahoo.co.uk

Tickets: £4.00, Young Lacemakers £1.00.
Cheque payable to Newbury Bobtails with SAE to
Mrs. M. Gardner, 10 Fir Tree Avenue, Wallingford OX10 0NX, 01491 836884

The Newbury Bobtails are a group of bobbin lacemakers with varying experience. They meeting the 1st Tuesday of each month (except January), 10:AM to 1 PM.  Quarterly meetings are held on Saturdays.

Newbury

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Lace Event UK: Martlets Lacemakers Lace Day – March 14, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

Martlets Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Place: Lavinia House,
Dukes Square, Horsham, RH12 1GZ
Time: 10:00AM to 4:00 PM

Speaker: Katie Pirson, “Imaginative Embroidery”
Suppliers:  Lacewing
Bring and Buy

Blog: http://martletslacemakers.blogspot.com/
email: martletslacemakers@yahoo.co.uk

From their blog:
MARTLETS LACEMAKERS in Horsham, West Sussex was formed in 1987 by a group of lacemakers in Henfield. They meet at six times a year, bi-monthly on the second Saturday from 10am – 4pm. They are a happy and vibrant group with 45 members with ages ranging from 12 to over 90 years old! They spend the day lacemaking, have competitions, lace displays, workshops, Suppliers and Speakers.

Martlets

Horsham

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Lace Event UK: North Cheshire Lacemakers Lace Day – January 10, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

North Cheshire Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Place: The Community Centre
Lower Robin Hood Lane, Helsby WA6 0BW
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website:  http://www.nc-lacemakers.co.uk/
Information: 0151 353 8313

Speaker: Jayne Shepherd, “Travels with my Lace”
Talk starts at 1:30 PM.
Supplier:  Mainly Lace

Tickets: £2 members, £4 visitors, Payable at the door.
Refreshments mid-morning lunchtime and afternoon. You can buy food at the Community Centre.

The North Cheshire Lacemakers Group meets at Helsby Community Centre, Helsby, Cheshire, from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm on the 2nd Saturday in January, March, May, July, September and November usually with a speaker and a lace supplier.
February, April, June, October and December meetings are from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm on the 2nd Friday. Friday meetings are usually spent making lace and chatting. There is no meeting in August but a trip may be arranged. They have a newsletter, “Pillow Talk” published in March, July, and November.
Further information about the group and how to join can be found on their excellent website.

nclg-logo      Helsby

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Lace Event UK: Birmingham Millennium Lacemakers Lace Day – March 14, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

Birmingham Millennium Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Place: South Yardley Library
Yardley Road, Birmingham B25 8LT, UK
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Workshop:  Ribbon Embroidery

Tickets:  £2.50 at the door
Information: Sue Kalra, suekaira@btinternet.com, 01902-843195

Birmingham

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Lace Event UK: Leicestershire Bobbin Lace Guild Lace Day – March 14, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by lacenews

Leicestershire Bobbin Lace Guild Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015
Place: Countesthorpe Village Hall
Station Road, Countesthorpe, Leics LE8 5TB
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website: http://www.leicesterbobbinlace.talktalk.net/

Competition: Any lace, any size, Flora & Fauna

Tickets: Members £4.00, Non-members £4.50.  Junior £2.00
shoppers £1.00 (11-12 noon)
SAE with cheque payable to LBLG to
Ann Stotter, 7 The Drive, Countesthorpe LE8 5PB, 0116 2770159

Leicestershire   Countesthorpe

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