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…
Tutor: Matejka Jakob Oven, Lace teacher, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenian lace was influenced by Italy due to geographical proximity and historical reasons. In this course participants will learn techniques such as narrow cloth stitch, half-blind cloth stich, and the Slovenian version…
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Explore Slovenia and Italy from 31 July – 11 August, 2023 Reconnect with your fellow lacers!
There will be a competition with the theme ‘Red Thread’. See Bulletin No.2, 2022 for details. Closing date for entries: 30 June 2023. Full details can be found here.
THE first OIDFA Congress was held in 1982 at Le Puy-en-Velay (France), and subsequent congresses have been organized by a different nation every two years until the recent interruption because of the Covid pandemic. The next Congress will be: 4th —…