Author Archive: Fenland Lacemakers
Lace Day update
More traders are coming to Lace Day! Advertisements
What’s on in 2019
Have a look at our programme for the New Year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Our next meeting will be on 7 February 2019 at 7.30 in the Reading Room, Hemingford Grey. Look out for our 2019 programme coming soon.
We won!
A great end to the lacemaking year. We took first place in the popular vote at the Christmas Tree Festival at St Peter’s Church in March. Our tree was decorated with lace poppies in different patterns made by members, to commemorate the armistice 100 years ago.
Christmas meeting
We enjoyed festive (non-alcoholic!) drinks and nibbles, while trying to master the art of making decorative Chinese good luck knots with red and green cord.
OIDFA goes Dutch
Our November meeting was spent viewing Kath’s slides and goodies purchased at this year’s OIDFA event in Zaandam.
Lace Day 2019
See more information about our speaker a traders at Lace Day 2019, and find out how to buy your ticket. Lace Day will be on 9 March 2019.
Lace Trade Fair
The Makit Fenland Fair is on this Saturday, 6 October in the Burgess Hall, St Ives. More details can be found here
Bring your pillow
The October meeting is a working evening.
National Lacemaking Day
We celebrated the occasion by holding a lace demonstration and workshop at the Norris Museum in St Ives. A number of visitors successfully completed key ring tags, and were all very proud of their first piece of lace!
