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News in Brief ... The Piedmont Lace Guild of Virginia will present a program on lace and lacemaking to the Women's Club of Culpeper on 11 March, 2010. The club meets at the Culpeper County Library at 9:30 a.m.
The Valentine Richmond History Center: Members of The Piedmont Lace Guild of Virginiawill visit the Valentine Richmond History Center on 23 March, 2010 for a Collections Up-Close Program. Curators will present a program on the costume and textile collection at the Valentine with a special focus on lace. The program is open to members and friends. Cost is $25/person. We carpool.
Beginning Flanders Lace Workshop: The Piedmont Lace Guild of Virginia is pleased to announce that we will hold a three-day workshop in Beginning Flanders Lace 9-11 April, 2010. Instructor: Roberta (Bobbi) Donnelly of Harrisburg, PA. Go to theClasses & Workshopspagefor information on cost and to sign up for the workshop.
Bobbi has been making lace since 1991, studying both here and abroad. She studied Flanders lace with Michael Giusiana and her work can be seen in his book Flanders, published in 2004. During the summer, Bobbi teaches Beginning to Advanced Tønder lace at Sweet Briar College in Lynchburg, VA. Bobbi’s lace work can also be seen in OIDFA's Schwarz & Weiss, Black & White, Noir & Blanc. The Design Center at Philadelphia University is currently showing an exhibit called Lace in Translation. The Center's Quaker Lace Company Collection served as inspiration for the artists and designers. It is lace in a whole new light! Follow our link to see the amazing creations and to find out more about the collection that inspired them.
The Tønder Lace Festival will take place in Tønder, Denmark 4-6 June, 2010. The festival is held every three years.
The 14th OIDFA World Congress will take place in Kobe, Japan 9-11 July, 2010. The World Congress is held every two years. The 2012 World Congress will be in Caen, France.
The 57th IOLI Convention will take place in Portland, OR 25-31 July, 2010. Host: The Portland Lace Society.
The 58th IOLI Convention will be hosted by the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild (CRLG) in Bethesda, MD 31 July - 6 August 2011. Hosting an IOLI convention is a huge undertaking and The Piedmont Lace Guild is pleased to annouce that we have offered our assistance to the CRLG as they prepare for the 2011 convention.
The Finger Lakes Lace Days will take place in Ithaca, NY 8-11 October, 2010.
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The Piedmont Lace Guild of Virginia was established in 2006 to promote and preserve the knowledge and appreciation of the fine art of lacemaking. The Guild is centered in Fauquier County and aims to serve lacemakers in the area south and west of the nation's capital and the Northern Virginia counties.