Lydia Thiels-Mertens, Belgium Saturday, 22 July, 2023 15:00 CET The intangible lacemaking-heritage has a centuries-old tradition and it has evolved considerably after more than 500 years. Thousands of lacemakers spread over all the continents master this valuable technique and give…
Neža Bandel, President, Cultural Society Kalunca, Veliki Dol, Slovenia Sunday, 6 August 14:40 cet Veliki Dol is a small village in the Karst, the picturesque south-western part of Slovenia, where no-one would expect to find lacemakers. But there used to…
Maja Svetlik, Pattern Designer, Idrija Lace School, Idrija, Slovenia Sunday, 6 August 14:00 CET The Experimental Lace Group from the Idrija Lace School has been creating since 2015. The group consists of eight to ten top lacemakers with an abundance of…
Anja Jerin and Nena Židov, Museum Councillors, Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia Saturday, 5 August 16:40 CET In 2013 and 2015 two elements connected with the knowledge of bobbin lace making were added to the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovenia.…
Mojca Ferle, Museum Councillor, Department of Urban Ethnology, City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Mojca Šifrer Bulovec, Museum Adviser, Škofja Loka Museum, Škofja Loka, Slovenia Saturday, 5 August 16:00 CET First, we will look at some recently discovered facts about…
Lecture presented by Maria Greil Sunday, 5 March, 2023; 15:00 Central European Time OIDFA Member Lecture Series In her lecture, Maria Greil will take us behind the scenes and focus on the laces in the stores; the laces rarely seen. She will…
Rosita D’Ercoli, Lace teacher, Lace historian, Editor of the magazine Fuselliamo, Association Fuselliamo, Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy Friday, 4 August 2023 17:20 CET Forgotten for many years, the history of the Lace School of Isola/Izola was reconstructed by the author after…
Bianca Rosa Bellomo, Lace researcher and scholar, Bologna, Italy Friday, 4 August 16:40 CET Aemilia Ars Needle Lace originates from Reticella, but it quickly developed into Punto in Aria following well known pattern books. The lecturer will introduce its history…
Rosita D’Ercoli, Lace teacher, Lace historian, Editor of the magazine Fuselliamo, Association Fuselliamo, Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy Friday, 4 August 16:00 cet Who invented Three pairs Flanders stitch? Who gave the imprint to the lace which now we can call Lace…