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Lace WAS the Fashion
by Carolyn Cerini
September 24, 2022 via Zoom - Part 1
October 22, 2022 CRLG Fall Lace Day - Part 2
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Mark your calendars so that you will be sure to catch both parts of Carolyn Cerini's two-part presentation, "Lace was the Fashion." Her presentation focuses on how American women in the 18th and 19th centuries learned about what was in fashion and where they obtained their up-to-date clothes. Lace, of course, will be featured. The first part of the talk will be a morning Zoom presentation on September 24th, which is also International Lace Day. Carolyn will conclude her presentation as our Fall Lace Day featured speaker on October 22nd, which will hopefully mark a return to in-person events. Carolyn teaches lace history in the College of William and Mary's adult education program. She has edited her two presentations for us down from the six-hour course which she taught. There will be lots of pictures and lots of lace. Please plan to be there, on both September 24th and October 22nd. This will be your only opportunity to hear the talk, see the slides, and learn about lace in early American fashion.
View the Presentation by Bonnie Swank on Tenerife Lace HERE. Passcode: .sd**E6S
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A Tatter's Tale by Dr. Brenda Rewhorn
Dr. Brenda Rewhorn discusses her educational journey at the University of Chester (United Kingdom) to obtain her Ph.D. in tatting. Usually small and portable, tatting is a craft practiced worldwide but rarely noticed. It is a valuable skill that has provided beauty, income, and decoration to many people. We will have the opportunity to take a fresh look at this unexplored and overlooked needlecraft as she also shares some of her research findings on the social history and technical development of tatting.
Dr. Brenda Rewhorn discusses her educational journey at the University of Chester (United Kingdom) to obtain her Ph.D. in tatting. Usually small and portable, tatting is a craft practiced worldwide but rarely noticed. It is a valuable skill that has provided beauty, income, and decoration to many people. We will have the opportunity to take a fresh look at this unexplored and overlooked needlecraft as she also shares some of her research findings on the social history and technical development of tatting.
Nettles! Utilizing What's in Your Backyard
Recording from Saturday, March 27, 2021 available below.
Do you think that those gangly plants growing in your yard are just pesky weeds? Think again! Join us for a discussion with Kathy Woodall and Ann Coren as they describe their experiences processing wild plants and turning them into usable thread. Increasing the use and availability of locally grown fiber plants is one of the initiatives of the Chesapeake Region Fibershed. The recorded presentation is now available. Passcode: 9!^gMhut
Recording from Saturday, March 27, 2021 available below.
Do you think that those gangly plants growing in your yard are just pesky weeds? Think again! Join us for a discussion with Kathy Woodall and Ann Coren as they describe their experiences processing wild plants and turning them into usable thread. Increasing the use and availability of locally grown fiber plants is one of the initiatives of the Chesapeake Region Fibershed. The recorded presentation is now available. Passcode: 9!^gMhut
Cherishing the Chesapeake: Lace of the Bay
At our recent Lace Day business meeting, the members of CRLG voted to embark on an exciting new project. Inspired by a 2018 exhibition at the World Lace Congress in Belgium (see lower photo on right), the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild will create lace banners reflecting and celebrating the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Each study group should identify one member to collect the pieces for their group according to the guidelines below.
The guidelines: *Any type of lace is acceptable including bobbin lace, needle lace, crochet, knitting, tatting, etcetera, as long as it is made with fine thread.*Each piece of hand-made lace must be 1.5 to 2 inches wide.*Each piece should be between 12 and 24 inches long.*Each lace strip will be mounted horizontally on organza. *Scallops, fans, or decorative edging is acceptable on what will become the top edge. *The bottom of each piece should be a straight sewing edge. *Each lace strip should be primarily blues and greens representing the water, although additional colors of the Bay may be interspersed in the strip. *Embellishments such as seed beads or tiny pearls are acceptable.*Each piece collected should be catalogued with the date received, the lace maker’s name and the name of the pattern and its designer, so all artists may be credited appropriately. Each Study Group will collect the lace pieces between now and December 2022. These pieces are meant to create banners that will be used by the guild indefinitely and will not be returned. Details about display and exhibition will be forthcoming in future communications. The intention is to create ethereal banners for a major display, and then to allow each Study Group to keep their own group’s work on a banner suitable for display during demonstrations, classes, and other lace events. If you have any questions please contact: Mary Tod.
The International Organization of Lace, Inc.
68th Annual Convention
June 25-30, 2023 in Reno, Nevada
Information coming soon.
