It is official! OIDFA Congress 2025 will be held in Bulgaria! The Congress includes Bulgaria’s national lace festival on 15 August and continues with exhibits, lectures, events, and vendors through 18 August. (15-18 August, 2025)Classes will be held before the Congress. The…
On Friday, August 4, and Saturday, August 5, 2023, a celebratory postmark will be in use at post office 5101 Nova Gorica. The postmarks are intended to commemorate The 20th World Lace Congress and General Assembly of The International Bobbin and Needle Lace…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…