Lace Day
A very interesting talk on threads by Barbara Brooks, contributed to another enjoyable Fenland Lace Day. The display was on the theme 2020 Vision.
See more images of the event.
Telling Tales!
For our meeting in March, bring a piece of lace or a lace related item to show to the group. It might be a piece you’ve made, bought, or been given which has a story attached to its origin.
Thursday 5 March at 7.30 pm
Update Lace Day 2020
See the list of traders signed up for our Lace Day 2020 to be held on 14 March.
Happy New Year
See our new programme of events for 2020, and the traders who will be coming to Lace Day.
March Christmas Tree Festival
As usual we decorated a tree with lace, this year it was teardrop designs.
Looking forward to November
Materials for the ‘Little Trees in s’Gravenmoer’ workshop on the 7 November are:
Lacemaking equipment.
22 pairs wound with linen 60/2, Anchor 40, Tanne 50 or similar thread maximum of 30cm on each Bobbin.
1 gimp pair wound with Perle 5 or Perle 8, contrast or matching maximum 20cm on each bobbin.
Beading
Denise showed us how to make necklaces and bracelets out of looped beads. It was a very quiet evening with everyone concentrating hard on counting beads!
October Fest
Firstly, our October 3rd meeting will be a beading workshop with Denise Bending. Denise will provide all the equipment needed, but if you have beading needles or a beading mat, you could bring them along.
Two days later, you can replenish all your lace supplies at the Makit Fair. That’s on Saturday 5 October at Burgess Hall, St Ives.
For those of us who attend the Monday class, the first session of the new term starts on 7 October.
Exhibition open!
‘Whole stitch, Half stitch, Twist’ is now open at the Norris Museum, St Ives.
Demonstration days are on 5th and 19th August, and 2nd and 16th September, with a Workshop for you to have a go at making a small piece of lace yourself on Friday 30 August. More details at http://www.norrismuseum.org.uk/
Some of our members went along for a sneak preview…..have a look at some photos from the evening.
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