Virtual Congress: The Virtual Congress begins 22 July when a wide variety of topics will be discussed during the 9 lectures. Click here for more information. Click here to register. Places are available in Dresden Embroidered Lace, Flemish Needle Lace, and Round and…
Don’t forget to register for the OIDFA Virtual Congress, if you can’t make it to Nova Gorica/Gorizia. We just added a new lecture by Veronika Irvine, Canada to the programme! Title: Kiss and Tell: a tool for exploring bobbin lace…
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…
Neus Ribas San Emeterio, Director Arenys de Mar Lace Museum, Spain Sunday, 20 August, 2023 15:00 CET Designers, lacemakers, entrepreneurs, fashion consumers, educators, contemporary lacemakers, collecters. A walk through the history of Lace in Catalonia visiting special…
Marketta Palo and Tanja Aarnio, Finland Saturday, 19 August, 2023 15:00 CET Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti has been a name in the lacemakers’ world since the late 1970’s. She has designed many original patterns and published 12 books as well as individual prickings and…
Vicky Taylor, Australia Wednesday, 16 August, 2023 15:00 CET To complement the launching of The Janice Jones Lace Collection in Uralla, NSW, Australia, a video has been produced, Living Art Lace, for lace makers and textile people everywhere,…
Frieda Sorber, Belgium 26 July, 2023 Wednesday 16:30 CET From cutting edge fashion to niche markets in Middle and South America and the northern Netherlands. Antwerp never gave its name to a specific type of lace. Nevertheless,…
Annamaria Gatt & Claire Bonavia, Malta Wednesday, 26 July, 2023 15:00 CET An introduction to the Maltese National Textiles Collection, with particular emphasis on domestic lace. This collection dates back to 1903 when the first donations were registered. Importance is…
Carol McFadzean, UK Sunday, 23 July, 2023 16:30 CET A talk featuring a variety of trails, both informative and humorous about trying to prove or disprove historical ‘facts or local folklore’. The principles of trying to ‘stay on task’, ‘the…