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…
Anna Sznajder, Poland Sunday, 23 July, 2023 15:00 CET An ethnographic case study: women, bobbin lace histories and the formation of lacemaking heritage in Bobowa, Southern Poland. The presentation explains how craft culture stimulates ideas of enterprising women, contributes to…
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…