XIX Concentracion de Encajeras Estella-Lizarra (Estalla Oriental, Navarre)
Sponsors: la Asociación de Tierra Estella
Date: June 1, 2014
Place: Plaza de Santiago,
The junction of Paseo de la Inmaulada and la calle San Andrés
Hours: 18:00 to 20:00
Website: http://tinyurl.com/k5x56qk
Information: 669 28 48 86
Around 1,000 participants are expected at this event.
IX Encuentro de Encajeras “Villa de Miguelturra” (Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers: la Universidad Popular del ayuntamiento de Miguelturra
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Time: 10:30 to 13:30
Place: el Palacio del Carnaval (C.E.R.E.), el Parque Doctor Fleming
Website: http://tinyurl.com/or2r69j
Information: 93 6
Registration: Casa de Cultura de Miguelturra, teléfono: 926 24 10 90. Places are limited to 150 participants.
Free lunch for participants, guests pay 5.00 EUR
Agenda:
10:30 to 11:00, Reception for the participants at the Palacio del Carnaval
Distribution of bottled water.
11:00 Beginning of the Encuentro.
13:30 Closing ceremony at C.E.R.E.
14:30 Meal
Apologies, I missed this one. Over 100 lacemakers attended.
VI Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillo, Ciudad de Granada (Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia)
Organizers: Asociación de Mujeres Encajeras La Sabika
Ayuntamiento de Granada
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Paseo del Salón
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nmg9spn
The event is expected to bring over 350 lacemakers from various parts of Spain.
XXI Trobada Puntaires Riba-Roja d’Ebre (Madrid)
Organizers: Asociación Cultural ACARA de Las Rozas
Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014
Place: Parque de Las Matas 10 de Mayo
Hours: 10:30 to 14:00
Internet: http://tinyurl.com/lrqern8
Information: acaralasrozas@gmail.com
XXI Mostra de Catifes i Puntaires, Mollet del Vallès (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Organizers: Casal Cultural
Ajuntament de Molet del Vallès
Date: June 1, 2014
Place: rambla Balmes
Hours: starts at 9:00
Website: http://tinyurl.com/oaaa7g5
XI Encuentro de Bolillos, San Javier (Murcia, Murcia)
Sponsors: Organiza la Asociación de Bolillos Mar Menor de San Javier “ABOMAR” http://tinyurl.com/nk7hdek
la concejalía de Artesanía del Ayuntamiento de San Javier
Date: June 1, 2014
Place: la Plaza de España de San Javier
Hours: starts at 10:00
Information: Carmen Bautista Pérez, 968 57 01 78, cbautistap1@gmail.xom
This event attracts about 200 lacemakers. Very little information available about this years events. I do see that ABOMAR has about 50 members who meet from 5 to 7 PM on Mondays and Thursdays.
5º Encuentro de Bolillos, Torrellano (Elche, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana)
Sponsors: la Asociación de Artesanas del Hilo de Torrellano
Date: June 1, 2014
Information: mariajechuss@gmail.com, 965680512 / 686582381
This one is a little puzzling since there is also an Encuentro in Torrellano in October. But it is listed on several sites.
XXI Trobada Puntaires Riba-Roja d’Ebre (Ribera d’Ebra, Tarragona, Catalonia)
Sponsors: Escola Municipal “La Puntaire”
Ajuntament de Riba-roja d’Ebre
Date: June 1, 2014
Place: la Plaça de la Vila
Hours: 10:00 to 18:00
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/mkh5e6u
The figure in the poster is the Geganta Ursula, made for last years XX Anniversary of the lace school. Saint Ursula is often considered a patron saint of lacemakers in Spain.
VI Encuentro de Encajeras, Ciudad de Hinojosa del Duque (Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalucía)
Organizers: Asociación de Mujeres Encajeras Hinojoseñas
Ayuntamiento de Hinojosa del Duque
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2014
Time: Starts at 10:00
Place: Pabellón Municipal “El Pilar”
Photos from the 2013 Encuentro: http://tinyurl.com/kobe94g
More than 300 lacemakers attended the 2013 event.
XXVII Diada de la Puntaire a Olot (Garroxta, Girona, Catalonia)
Organizers: Associació Catalana de Puntaires (ACP)
The lace guild “Òmnium Cultural d’Olot”
Ajuntament d’Olot
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Place: Olot, city streets
Website: http://tinyurl.com/leeetrb
Information: puntaires@puntaires.com Information flyer,
“Òmnium Cultural d’Olot” 972 26 33 22
Registration: Open from February 20th to May 5th. The number of participants is limited to 3,000 (I believe they made 2,200 last year). All groups should have members of the ACP, as outlined in the website. Cost for non-ACP member, 7.00 EUR, free for members and under 16.
Please register for the Children’s workshop with the “Òmnium Cultural d’Olot”.
Video from 2013: http://tinyurl.com/ly49xfg
This is the Catalonian Lace Association annual lace day, no doubt the largest lacemaking event in the world. It is held in a different city each year. The original date scheduled was May 25th, but that was changed so as not to conflict with European elections. No non-laces allowed (cross stich, patchwork, crochet, etc.) Lacemakers are requested to come with their best work in progress.
The local lace group will also sponsored a potential Guinness World Record submission for the longest lace ever made – the pattern will be provided by email to interested participants by May 20th. I’m not entirely sure how this work will proceed.
Events include the lacemaking demonstrations (to be cancelled in case of rain), a permanent exhibition of bobbinlace, awards for the youngest and oldest lacemaker, and a lace workshop for children.
Other local visits are possible including one to the Montsacopa volcano.
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