Lace Event: East Yorkshire Lacemakers Lace Day – March 17, 2012

East Yorkshire Lacemakers Lace Day
Date Saturday,March 17, 2012
Place Beeford Village Hall
Beeford, East Yorkshire
Time: 10:30 AM to 4.30 PM

Demonstration:  Bobbin turning by Mike Boddington, Sixpenny Bobbins
Supplier: Mainly Lace
I’ll update this post if more information is forthcoming.

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Lace Event Portugal: Exposição e WorkShop de Rendas de Bilros de Peniche – February 3-5, 2012

Exposição e WorkShop de Rendas de Bilros de Peniche
Sponsors:  Câmara Municipal de Peniche
Junta de Freguesia de São Vicente de Fora
Date: February 3-5, 2012
Place: Sede do Mirantense Futebol Clube
Rua do Vale de Santo António, 15 – 1º, 1170-376, Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/300214513348687/

An exhibition and workshop on the bobbin lace of Peniche will be held at the Mirantense Football Club, located in the historic district of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon. There will be an exhibition for the full three days starting at 3PM on Friday, including lacemaking demonstrations. A workshop on Saturday, also starting at 3PM will provide the public with an introduction to the lace, lacemaking equipment, and the use in contemporary fashion.

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Lace Event France: 4ème Festival de la Dentelle – March 17-18, 2012

4ème Festival de la Dentelle
Sponsor: L’association “Les Dentellieres de Quincy”
Date: March 17-18, 2012
Place: 3 venues in Mehun-sur-Yèvre, France
Map of Sites:  http://tinyurl.com/892tje3
Travel Options: http://tinyurl.com/6m86vdu

Activities are centered in three locations (see http://tinyurl.com/7mtpm47 for a list of exhibitors at each venue):

  •  André Malraux Cultural Center, dedicated mainly to exhibitors
  • Maurice GENEVOIX hall is reserved for lace demonstrations and related activities.
  • Exhibitions at the “POLE de la PORCELAINE”:
    “Contemporary lace”
    “Living with Lace” by the Lacemakers of Quincy

Entry Fee:  2.00 €
Web site: http://tinyurl.com/6qmryu4
Tel:
02 48 51 33 82
Email:
dentellieresdequincy@laposte.net
deboudard.magali@wanadoo.fr

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Lace Event UK: The 26th Weald Lace Suppliers’ Fair – March 17, 2012

The 26th Weald Lace Suppliers’ Fair
Organized by Graham and Jenny Hudson.
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Place: Collyer’s Sixth Form College,
Hurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2EJ
Near Horsham Station.
Time:
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Suppliers:  See the comment to this post for suppliers and events.

Tickets: £2.50, accompanied children free. Free parking.
Phone:  01798 873279

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Lace Event UK: Butser Lacemakers Lace Day – March 3, 2012

Butser Lacemakers Lace Day (25th anniversary)
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Place: The Memorial Hall
South Lane, Clanfield, Hants PO8 ORA
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Flyer: Butser Flyer

Speaker: Stuart Johnson “Ramblings of a Bobbin Maker”
Suppliers:  Claire’s Lace, Geoff Mudge, Mary Davis, Doreen Gill

Tickets: £6.50 for the day, including tea, coffee and cake. Bring a packed lunch.
SAE to Mrs. D. Gill, 14, Barnfield Road, Petersfield, Hants GU31 4DQ
Tel: 01730 262274

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Lace Exhibition: Dentelle de Vologda – Dentelle des Tsars, February 10 to December 14, 2012

Dentelle de Vologda-Dentelle des Tsars
Sponsors: Centre d’Enseignement de la Dentelle au Fuseau (CEDEF)
Institut de Recherche Innovation Développement des Arts Textiles (IRIDAT)
Dates:
February 10 to December 14, 2012
Location: IRIDAT/CEDF
38/40 rue Raphaël, 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay
Web site: http://tinyurl.com/7ew8olu
Email: enseignement@ladentelledupuy.com
Telephone: 04.71.02.01.58
Hours: Jan through June and Oct through Dec, Mon-Fri: 9AM-11:30AM, 2PM-5PM
July through September, Mon-Fri: 9AM-11:30AM, 1:30PM-5PM
Sat: 9:30AM-4:30PM
Admission fee: 3.50 EUR, free for children under 10 years of age.
Group ticket for more than 10 people, 2.50 EUR.

This exhibition no doubt draws from the close association of CEDEF director Mick Fouriscot with last June’s First International Lace Festival in Vologda. The exhibition will showcase monumental works by artists Angelina Raktéeva, Nadeja Vesselova, Maria Palnikova, Smirnova, and Galina Mamrovskaya.
More information will be posted as it becomes available. I’m guessing on fees and opening hours.

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Lace Event France: VIème Couvige de Fuseaux en Dentelles – March 3, 2012

VIème Couvige de Fuseaux en Dentelles
Sponsor: l’association “Fuseaux en Dentelles”
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Place: la salle des fêtes Claude Fontes
84550 Mornas, France
Web photos: 
http://tinyurl.com/77jfq2o (2010 event, the 5th Couvige)

Exhibition and Sale, apparently quite large.

No entry fee
Contact:
Mme Hélène Favier
Tel:
+33 (0)4 90 37 07 13
Email:
helene-favier@sfr.fr

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Lace Event UK: Glasgow Lace Day – March 24, 2012

Glasgow Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Place: Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
2025 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Speaker: Steve Smith

Tickets: £4.00
Contact: Patricia Wright, 12 Lexwell Ave, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, PA5 9AF
Tel: 01505 324193

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Lace Event UK: North Cheshire Lacemakers Lace Day – March 10, 2012

North Cheshire Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Place: The Community Centre
Lower Robin Hood Lane, Helsby WA6 0BW
Time:
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Speaker: Helen Smith, “Introduction to Japanese Kimono and Kimono Fabrics”
Talk starts at 1:30 PM.
Vendor: Clothaholics

Tickets: £2 members, £3 visitors
Payable at the door, including tea or coffee.
Website:  http://www.nc-lacemakers.co.uk/
Telephone: 0151 353 8313

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Lace Event UK: Fenland Lace Makers’ Lace Day – March 10, 2012

Fenland Lace Makers’ Lace Day
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Place: St Ivo Recreation Centre
St. Ives, Cambs PE27 BWU
Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Speaker: Jane Atkinson, “Contemporary Lace for You”

Tickets: £4.00, Young Lacemakers £1.00
Cheques payable to Fenland Lace Makers, incude SAE to
Gillian Johnson, 49 Wheatfields, St. Ives, Cambs PE27 3YD
Website: http://www.fenlandlacemakers.org.uk/

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