Lace Event Spain: XXIIIa Trobada de Puntaires “Cati Barnet”, Canovelles – July 26, 2015

 XXIIIa Trobada de Puntaires “Cati Barnet”, Canovelles (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Sponsor:   Grup de Puntaires de Canovelles
Ajuntament Canovelles
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2015
Time:  Starts at 17:30 – one source says 18:00.
Place: Plaça Pau Casals
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ppphvw6 http://tinyurl.com/ngyfjov
Information:  Ajuntament – 93 846 45 55

This is part of the Festa Major Canovelles 2015, which runs from July 24-27, 2015.

Canovelles map

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Lace Event Spain: XIXa Trobada de Puntaires del Montsià, St. Carles de la Ràpita – July 26, 2015

XIXa Trobada de Puntaires del Montsià, St. Carles de la Ràpita (Montsià, Tarragona, Catalonia)
Sponsor:  l’Associació Ràpita Endavant
Ajuntament de St. Carles de la Ràpita
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2015
Time:  Starts at 10:00
Place: Al Pavelló Firal (Av. dels Alfacs)
Website: http://tinyurl.com/qze58su
Information:  Ajuntament – 977 740 1000, ajuntament@larapita.cat

This is part of the Festes Majors Sant Jaume, which runs from July 23 to August 1, 2015.

st carles de la rapita map

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Lace Event Spain: 10a Trobada de Puntaires Vilalba dels Arcs – July 26, 2015

10a Trobada de Puntaires Vilalba dels Arcs (Terra Alta, Tarragona, Catalonia)
Organizers: el Grup de Puntaires de Vilalba dels Arcs
Ajuntament de Vilalba dels Arcs, Diputació Tarragona, Consell Comarcal de la Terra Alta,
Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2015
Time:  See Agenda
Place:  la Plaça de la Vila
Website:   http://tinyurl.com/nt6l6cx
Information and Registration:  Mª. Teresa Vallespí Malgá- 977 438 036
mtvallespimalga@gmail.com

Agenda
10:00 Meeting and welcome at the Plaça de la Vila, pastry tasting
11:30  Breakfast and distribution of gift bags
12:00 Prize drawing
13:00 Conclusion of the event.

The agenda and contact information are from 2014 – I can find the poster but no detailed information.

vilalba dels arcs   Vilalba dels arcs map

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Lace Event Spain: Trobada de Puntaires, Santa Cristina d’Aro – July 25, 2015

Trobada de Puntaires, Santa Cristina d’Aro (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Organizers: Ass. Gent Gran Santa Cristina d’Aro
Ajuntament de Santa Cristina d’Aro
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Time:  Starts at 17:30
Place:  Pl. del Mercat
Website:   http://tinyurl.com/ppqr3nx
Information:  Janet, 972837336 (from 2013)

This event is part of the Festa Major de Santa Cristina d’Aro, which runs from July 22-26, 2015. It attracts a little over 100 lacemakers.

Santa Cristina map

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Lace Event Spain: VIII Encuentro Regional de Encajeras, Villarrubia de los Ojos – July 24, 2015

8o Encuentro Regional de Encajeras, Villarrubia de los Ojos (Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha)
Sponsor:    la Asociación de Mujeres Encajeras «Virgen de la Sierra»
Ayuntamiento de Villarrubia de los Ojos
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2015
Time:  Starts at 18:00, according to past events.
Place:   Salón de Usos Múltiples del Ayuntamiento de Villarrubia de los Ojos
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/ng82nru http://tinyurl.com/od7g37r
http://tinyurl.com/qet9973 http://tinyurl.com/ngudfze
Information:  Ayuntamiento: +34 926 89 81 56

About 400 people are expected at this event from Ciudad Real, Poblete, Villamayor de Calatrava, Urda, Fuente el Fresno, Tomelloso, Puerto Lápice, the works of San Juan Manzanares, Brazatortas, Arenas de San Juan, Membrilla, Alcolea de Calatrava, Heritage Villarta de San Juan, Valdemoro, Villafranca de los Caballeros, Torralba de Calatrava Carrion de Calatrava, Madridejos, Campo de Criptana, Miguel, Turleque, Malagon and Argamasilla.
There is also an Exhibition of local lace at the Museo Etnográfico Municipal which runs from July 17 to 31, 2015.

ojos      ojos map

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Lace Event Spain: V Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos De San Juan Del Olmo (Avila) – July 25, 2015

V Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos de San Juan del Olmo (Avila)
Sponsor:   Encajeras de Bolillos de San Juan del Olmo
Ayuntamiento de San Juan del Olmo
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Time:  See Agenda
Place:  la Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/px6hvxy
Information and Registration:  Marta, 649 39 56 03
martabolillossanjuan@gmail.com

Agenda:
10:30  Meet in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento
11:30  Welcome by municipal authorities
12:30  Taste the products of the Sierra and gifts to partiipants
13:00  Exhibition of works done by the lacemakers
14:30  Fellowship meal
17:00 workshop on introduction to bobbinlace
18:00 Card Game

san Juan del Olmo   San Juan del Olmo

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Special Ebay Alert! Two Triangular Brussels Applique shawls

http://tinyurl.com/opr7tsl SUPERB BRUSSELS LACE TRIANGULAR LACE SHAWL
http://tinyurl.com/q3ytzrp Antique Blond Color Handmade Lace Shawl Mantilla 74″ by 104″ Beautiful.

Size:  first: 112-114″ x 58-60″.
second: 104″, 74″ down each side. Which implies ~52″ down the center.
Starting Price: first – $3,500.00 Buy-it-Now
second – $199.00
Auction ends: August 16, 2015 9:01 AM PDT
July 24, 2015 4:57 PM PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Ebay seller fich2, Manville, Rhode Island, United States
Comments: Triangular shawls of 2nd Empire Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net are fairly rare, and there are two on Ebay right now.  Both have typical romantic floral designs, with esprits in the ground indicating a higher quality. Needlemade decorative ‘mode’ fillings in both.
Provenance:  first – non cited.  second – on consignment.
Condition:
Modifications: None in the first, on the second one there’s a wire running through the top, perhaps for a headpiece.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos in the first, I think there are some pinholes or tiny holes in the tulle in the second. Hard to tell without the closeups.
Soilage:  first – cream color. second – off white color.
Finish:  Some light fold creases in the second one.

151749557515   151749557515a   Unsold as of 7/25/2015, 8:32 PM MDT.
252030444164   Sold for $1,025.00, 14 bidders.

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Lace Event Spain: VI Encontro de Palilleiras e Labores Artesanais Vilanova de Arousa – July 26, 2015

VI Encontro de Palilleiras e Labores Artesanais Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra, Galicia)
Organizers: Asociación Cultural de Palilleiras “A Floriña”, Vilanova de Arousa
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2015
Time: 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 (from last year)
Place: Colexio Xulio Camba
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/qxk9mjy
Information and Registration:  Elda 653 138 220, Lola 650 107 740 or 697 736 949

Arousa map

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Lace Event Portugal: Mostra Internacional Rendas de Bilros, Peniche – July 23-26, 2015

Mostra Internacional Rendas de Bilros, Peniche
XXIII Concurso de Rendas de Peniche
Organizers:
Câmara Municipal de Peniche,
Associação Peniche Rendibilros,
Escola Municipal de Rendas de Bilors, Peniche
Date:
  Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27, 2015
Time:
See Agenda
Websites: http://tinyurl.com/pssgzug http://tinyurl.com/nqwldvf
http://tinyurl.com/p5lucgk
Information:  Escola – 262.789.571, escola.rendabilros@cm-peniche.pt
Videos from 2014: http://tinyurl.com/p53222q

Rules for the 23rd Competition:  NORMAS_Conc_Renda_2015
Also see http://tinyurl.com/qf4o3yo for a video on this year’s event.

Agenda:
Thursday July 23, 2015
11:00 Reception for foreign deligations – Auditório do Edifício Cultural da C.M.P.
11:30 Presentation of new products integrating Peniche lace – Auditório do Edifício Cultural da C.M.P.
15:00  Workshop on International bobbinlace techniques – Fórum da Parreirinha  (sponsor Trieste, Italy)
21:30 Book launch – “Abraço Peniche” by Ida Guilherme
Musical presentation by Angelina Seira
Auditório do Edifício Cultural da C.M.P.
Friday, July 24, 2015
21:30 Results of the XIII Concurso de Rendas de Penicha
Music by Carlota Fortes, Emanuel Soares, Joaquim Filipe Marçagão
Auditório do Edifício Cultural da C.M.P.
Opening of the Exhibition “XXII Concurso de Rendas de Peniche”
Sala de Exposições do Edifício Cultural da C.M.P.  Exhibition is open until 8/23/2015.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
10:30  Presentation of a floral garland at the lacemaker monument
several musical groups.
15:00 “Pé de Arei”, traditional Portugese music
19:00  Eucharist in thanksgiving for the Lacemakers
Igreja de S. Pedro
22:00 Performance by the Municipal Dance Studio
Fashion show of local and international fashion and accessories  “Renda na Moda”
Jardim Público
Sunday, July 26, 2015
10:30  Concerts
15:00 Fashion show “Rendas na Moda”
16:00 Rancho Folclórico – “Tá Mar” – Nazaré
Jardim Público

About 100 local lacemakers will participate, including 16 delegations from the Czech Republic (Prague), Russia (Nizhny Novgorod, Raduzhnyy) Italy (Trieste, Novedrate), Spain (Camariñas, Ourense, Malaga, Asturias, Salamanca, Zamora), Wales (Pontyclun), Estonia (Narva), Belgium (Bruges), Bulgaria (Sofia), France (Sebourg, Brioude, Vauvert), England (Stourbridge), Poland (Krakow, Bobowa), Switzerland (Locarno), Brazil (Florianópolis ), Argentina (Buenos Aires) and Portugal (Vila do Conde).  23 designs will be shown at the fashion show, by Modatex graduates – Vocational  Training Center for Textile Industry, Clothing, Confection and Wool.

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Peniche map

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Lace Event Slovenia: 53rd Lace Days in Železniki – July 16-19, 2015

53. Čipkarski Dnevi Železniki, Slovenia
Sponsors:  Tourist Office, Železniki (Turistično društvo Železniki)
Date: Thursday July 16 to Sunday July 19, 2014
Time:  See program below.
Place: Events take place in several locations around the town, including the Železniki museum, the Cultural Center, the Church of St. Anthony, and others.
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/oqd6lrc http://tinyurl.com/pvc34ca
http://tinyurl.com/psmmad9
Information:  td.zelezniki@siol.net. +386(0)31 876 535

   53rd Lace Days in Železniki 2   ZelenikiZelezniki

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