III Encuentro Nacional de Bolillos, Salamanca (Salamanca, Castile and León)
Organizers: Asociación Cultural de Bolilleras de Salamanca
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Po Rector Esperabé, 46, 3o A
37008 Salamanca
Website: http://tinyurl.com/j7tmlw9
Information: asbopsal@gmail.com
638 801 739 – 628 420 325 – 696 581 493
XV Encuentro de Encajeras, Ciudad de Zamora (Zamora, Castile and León)
Organizers: Asociación Zamorana de Encajeras
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Colegio Universitario (C/ San Torcuato s/n #1)
Website: http://tinyurl.com/zo6gnrp
Information and reservations: maciasencajes@hotmail.com
680 126 315 (Pilar Macias), 637 571 542 (Camino Mayo) 619 052 782 (Modesta Gonzalez)
659 189 039 (Rosa Ma Vaquero)
Reserve by August 20th.
There will also be an exhibition of the work of the lacemakers from September 5-11 at the C/Rua de los Francos.
I Encuentro Nacional de Bolillos, Isla de Leon (San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalusia)
Organizers: Organiza la Asociacion Ideas y Agujas de San Fernando
Collaborators: Ayuntamiento de San Fernando
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: Pabellón Municipal de Deportes,
Avenida Doctor Revuelta Soba, San Fernando, Spain
Website: http://tinyurl.com/zwr56jx
Information: Ayuntamiento de San Fernando
Interesting. The port of Cádiz shipped much of the lace coming into South America in the 18th c.
XXIII Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos, Ciudad de Manzanares (Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers: la Asociación Amas de Casa, la Asociación de Vecinos del Barrio del Río
las asociaciones Filigrana y Encrucijada de La Mancha
Collaborators: Excmo, Ayuntamiento de Manzanares
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Time: 10:00 to 14:00 See agenda below.
Place: la calle Empedrada
Website: http://tinyurl.com/hxsqztl
Information and Registration: centromujer@manzanares.es, 926 613124 or 640218090
Please register by August 31, 2106, fee is 2.00 EUR. The meal is an additional 16 EUR.
Around 250 lacemakers are expected to participate.
III Encuentro Artesanal de Bolillos, Valencia de Alcántara (Cáceres, Extremadura)
Organizers: la Asociación Cultural de Bolilleras Valensanvi
Collaborators: Excmo. Ayuntamiento Valencia de Alcántara
Date: Saturday September 10, 2016
Time: Starts at 9:30 – see Agenda.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/j47xsd4
Place: Padio de Conventual Santa Clara, Plaza de Gregorio Bravo
Information: See registration form below. Registration due by September 2, 2106.
Isabel 924 410 231 / 616 288 836
Ángeles 927 580 972 / 650 496 881
Agenda:
9:30-10:30 Registration and reception
10:30 Welcome by authorities
11:00 Begin work. Vendor stands open.
12:00 – 14:00 guided tours around the gothic quarter
13:00 Closing
14:30 Meal at the Restaurante el Clavo
This is being held in conjunction with the Fiesta en honor a la Purisima Concepción.
About 100 participants are expected.
7ème Festival dentellier de Bretagne, Colpo (Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany)
Theme: Images Bretonnes
Organizers: Association Festival Dentellier de Bretagne
Fuseaux Colpßens
Date: Saturday September 10 and Sunday September 11, 2016
Time: I think it opens at 8:30 AM each day.
Place: la salle Omnisports
Avenue de Bot Porhel 56390 Colpo
Website: http://tinyurl.com/jpw362k
Information and Reservations: Brigitte Monchâtre : +33 (0)6 84 35 94 17
festivaldentellierdebretagne56@hotmail.fr
Not much information on the schedule for this event. Some of the vendors are listed at http://tinyurl.com/jyly3jb.
Birmingham Millennium Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Place: South Yardley Library
Yardley Road, Birmingham B25 8LT, UK
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Free and Easy
Tickets: £2.50 at the door
Information: Sue Kalra, suekalra@btinternet.com, 01902-843195
Thameside Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Place: Belhus Village Hall
Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, Essex RM15 6SB
Time: 10:00 AM to 4.00 PM
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/7gaafy7
Speaker: June Wells, Storyteller
Supplier: Claire’s Lace
Tickets: £4.00 member, £5.50 non members
including tea/coffee/biscuits/cakes
Cheques payable to Thameside Lacemakers
Contact: Cheryl on 01375 374824
Thameside Lacemakers is a non-profit organisation that gathers together every couple of months to share, explore and create handmade lace and needlework items.
They are based in southern Essex County in the United Kingdom.
Glevum Lacemakers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Place: Churchdown Community Centre
Parton Road, Gloucester, Churchdown GL3 2JH, United Kingdom
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Website: http://tinyurl.com/zl2rq49
Information: http://tinyurl.com/mq2xqg6
Presentation: “Tears of a Dragon- A passion for pearls
Suppliers: Chris Parsons Bobbins
Pearls for sale by Tears of a Dragon
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.
North Cheshire Lace Makers Lace Day
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Place: The Helsby 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: anngardiner@btinternet.com
Speaker: Jan Gardiner, “A lacemaker’s lot is not a happy one”
Talk starts at 1:30 PM.
Supplier: Lacewing Designs
Tickets: £2 members, £4 visitors, Payable at the door, including tea or coffee.
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 10:00 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 also a member’s sale table.
There is no meeting in August but a trip may be arranged. The group has a newsletter, “Pillow Talk” published in March, July, and November. A subscription is £11.00/year for Lace Guild members, £13.50/yr for non-members, Young Lace Makers free.
Further information about the group and how to join can be found on their excellent website.
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