IV Encuentro Nacional de Encajeras de Bolillos Almoguera (Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers: Asociación Amas de Casa “Villa de Almoguera”
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: el Parque Fernández Estrada
Information: Mª Angelines Herreros, 618060020
Email: ac.almoguera@gmail.com
Not much information available on this event.
2a. Fira Internacional de Puntes a Arenys de Mar (Catalonia)
XX Trobada de Puntaires, Arenys de Mar
Organizers: Associació de Puntaires Flor d’Alba d’Arenys de Mar
Ajuntament d’Arenys de Mar
Date: Friday April 25 to Sunday April 27, 2014
Time: The Trobada on Sunday is from 10:00 to 13:00
Place: Fira: la Sala Polivalent del Centre Cultural El Calisay, Arenys de Mar
Trobada: Riera del Pare Fita (davant del C. C. Calisay), Arenys de Mar
Website: http://tinyurl.com/oy4o4w3
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/puntaires.flordalba
Email: susi@albertrecolons.net puntairesflordalba@gmail.com
Phone: 689071522
Representatives from major schools and lace associations in Catalonia will be present, as well as lacemakers from Poland, Russia, The Czech Republic, France and Hungary. 470 lacemakers attended the 1st Fair in 2011. A workshop will be held, and also a demonstration of Czech lace.
The XX Trobada de Puntaires d’Arenys de Mar will be held on Sunday the 27th.
2ème Couvige du Club Cliquetis et Papotages, Cublac (Corrèze)
Sponsor: Club Cliquetis et Papotages
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: Salle Polyvalente de Cublac, 19520 Cublac (20 km de Brive, 30 de Sarlat)
This is where it was 2 years ago, however I can’t find a current location.
Email: marietherese.tortellier@sfr.fr
Contact: Marie-Thérèse TORTELLIER, Vieille vigne, 19520 CUBLAC
Telephone: 05-55-85-20-73
1ère Couvige de l’association Fil Lain Passion, Bussières
Organizers: L’association Bussièroise Fil Laine Passion
Les Amis du Musee du Tissage et de la Soierie de Bussières,
Place Vaucanson, 42510 Bussières, France
Theme: Pâqyes
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: Salle d’animation – 42510 Bussières, (behind the church)
also the Musée du Tissage et de la Soierie
Time: Couvige:14:00 to 18:00
Website: http://tinyurl.com/o59oknj http://tinyurl.com/okt4nz6
Phone: Céline Martin (0)4 77 27 33 95
Danielle Marchand, +33 (0)4 77 27 90 06
Email: info@museedutissage.com danielle.mcd@wanadoo.fr
There will also be exhibitions and demonstrations at the Musée du Tissage et de la Soierie de Bussières from 10:30 to 18:00, entry fee 1 Euro.
There is no cost for the actual couvige.
Vendors will be present.
Wolverhampton Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: Baptist Church
Winchester Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton WV10 6EJ
Time: 10:00 AM to 4.00 PM
Speaker: Pat Bickford, “Mistress Pat’s Tales of the Tudor Housewife”
Tickets: £4.00 visitors, £3.00 members, £2.00 shoppers
Contact: Jenny Roberts, 01922 473234 or jroberts33@sky.com
or Sue Kalra, 01902 843195 or suekalra@btinternet.com
Wessex Lacemakers AGM
Date: Saturday,April 26, 2014
Place: North Petherton Village Hall
Fore Street, North Petherton TA6 6QA
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Website: http://www.lace-bobbins.co.uk/wessex.html
Tickets: £5.00 for visitors
Contact: Susan Brooks 01934 527838
Stamford Lace and Needlecraft Group Lace Day
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: Stamford Junior School,
Kettering Rd, Stamford PE9 2RL
Time: 10:00 AM until 4.00 PM
Workshop: Painting Bobbins
Competition: Cushion, any size, any technique
Tickets: £3.50, Young Lacemakers £2.00
Cheque payable to Stamford Lace and Needlecraft Group
Contact: Mrs. E. Baily, 5 Beech Drive, Ryhall, Stamford PE9 4EW
Datchworth Village Hall Lace Day
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Place: Datchworth Village Hall
Datchworth, Knebworth, Herts SG3 6TL
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for suppliers only
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for public
Speaker: Brenda Harley “How I Became: A Reel Old Sew n Sew”
Tickets: £5.00, Young Lacemakers £1.50, Shoppers £1.00 at the door, morning only.
Cheques payable to P. Newton
Contact: Mrs. Pat Newton, 66 Nutcroft, Datchworth, Knebworth, Herts, SG3 6TG
Telephone: 01438 811094
Several years ago this event was referred to as the “Welwyn Garden City Lace Day”. I don’t know the current title.
I Encuentro Encaje de Bolillos, Monforte el Cid (Alicante, Valencia)
Sponsor: el grupo de bolilleras de Monforte
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Time: 11:00 to 13:00
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nk7vz9g
Another event for which it was difficult to find information. The event was held on the last day of the Medieval Market in Monforte del Cid. I couldn’t find a location.
7. Klöppeltreffen im Saar-Lor-Lux-Raum (Saarlouis, Saarland)
Sponsors: Klöppelgruppe Überherrn
Date: Sunday April 6, 2014
Place: Kulturhaus Überherrn
Kulturhaus 1, D-66802 Überherrn, Germany
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Registration: 3 Euro entry fee. I believe 1 Euro of this goes to a charity called “Herzenssache”.
Dealers will be present.
Here’s another one I missed, apologies.
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