After the onsite Congress, you are invited to join an exciting five day Congress Tour (7 – 11 August, 2023) around south-western Slovenia and north-eastern Italy. The rich program includes visits to exhibitions and museums, especially those with a lace…
Tutor: Simona Strgulc Krajšek, Lace teacher, Ljubljana, Slovenia As Nova Gorica is also known as ‘The City of Roses’, we selected a lace with a rose motif, from the catalogue of the company DOZ which operated in Ljubljana from 1919…
Tutors: Manuela Benfatto and Patrizia Cattarossi, Lace teachers from the Association Fuselliamo, Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy This technique originated in Gorizia during the 1930s. It is the most typical of the laces from Gorizia and it is worked with 3 pairs of…
Entries are being accepted for the Congress Pattern Folder. All entries must be received by 1 April, 2023. The pattern should be for either bobbin or needle lace, or a combination of both techniques. This lovely piece by Amanda Binns…
Karen Thompson, USA; Linda Kay Benning, Assistant 10, 13, 17, 20 July Learn the basics of lace from winding the bobbins to the basic movements as you complete 4 samples, each building on the skills already learned. The class is preceded…
DAY 2 of the 5 day tour: Tuesday, 8 August, 2023 www.oidfa.com The second day we will start with a visit of the Friulian Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions in Udine, which presents a rich and varied collection of…
Cividale del Friuli, Italy Friday, 4 August, 2023 15.00 – 19.00 After crossing the Slovenian-Italian border, we take a short drive through the Friuli Plain to reach the town of Cividale del Friuli. Located under the Alps on the banks of…
Presented by Martina Wolter-Kampmann of Germany on Sunday, 20 August, 2023 16:30 CET. Visit www.oidfa.com to register. Old Flemish Laces – the cradle of all important lace from Flanders Old Flemish lace already contains the basics for later development up…
Martina Wolter-Kampmann of Germany teaches Invisible Starts and Finishes. Visit www.oidfa.com to register. A new theme is introduced in every piece made, whether for joining or freely finishing bobbin lace. Learn to use magic threads, knots and extra stitches to…