UNESCO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia invited OIDFA to submit a form for the inclusion of the OIDFA Congress 2023 in this celebration…
All courses will take place. There are places still available on the Three Pairs Flanders Stitch course, the Milanese lace from the Ursuline’s Convent of Gorizia, and the Aemilia Ars Needle Lace course. Course requirements are on the website. Course…
OIDFA USA is selling lace bag tags. All proceeds from this sale will go to OIDFA to help defray expenses for the OIDFA Congress this year. These colorful plastic bag tags will help you identify your luggage at the airport…
JOIN THE FUN!Everyone registered for the On-site or Virtual Congress is invited. Lace Bingo is a fun way to learn about many types of lace in a game format, and meet other lacemakers on Zoom. Games will be played on 22…
OIDFA, which is an organisation open to lacemakers of all ages, has instituted a Young Lacemaker Grant Scheme. The Young Lacemakers Grant makes available a grant of $1000 for someone 18-30 years old who is interested in lace research or…
We kindly invite you to participate in creating patterns for the pattern folder for The 20th World Lace Congress 2023 of OIDFA, which will take place in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, and Gorizia, Italy, from the 4th to the 6th of August 2023, and…
UPDATE Hotel reservation premier pricing has been extended to 31 March. Reserve your room now! Reservation information can be found at www.OIDFA.com: On-site FAQs page. Don’t forget to register! Registration includes:
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…