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The Quarterly Newsletter of the
New England Lace Group Issue 106 www.nelg.us August 2019
Enjoying Lace Together Since 1982
A Gentle Reminder: All the work that appears in this newsletter is either original or obtained from an outside source with permission for its use in the NELG newsletter. Please contact the Editor for written permission to use any particular item. Thank you.
In this Issue President’s Message ................................................ Page 1 Twin Towers Lace .................................................... Page 3 NELG Library Additions ............................................ Page 4 Sr Madeleine in Ireland ............................................ Page 6 Work of Our Members ............................................. Page 7 2019 ATC Challenge Results ...................................... Page 8 Beginning Lace Making at the 2019 NELG Retreat ..... Page 9 The Lure of Lace ..................................................... Page 10 2019 NELG Retreat in Pictures ................................ Page 11 Things to Do & Places to Go ................................... Page 14 Meeting Minutes ................................................... Page 16 Member Resources ................................................ Page 17 Pattern Pages ........................................................ Page 18
…And much more!
President’s Message
I've enjoyed serving as the NELG president for the past two years. It has been a learning and growing opportunity. Starting in September, Carolyn Wetzel will be the new NELG president.
One thing I've learned through NELG is that lace is beautiful, no matter what kind it is or how it is made. Maybe you are finishing your Big E projects, maybe you have an unfinished piece of lace that is calling you, maybe you are ready to challenge yourself with something new and different, or maybe you want to prepare something you can make while demonstrating. Summer is a busy time, often filled with travel and visiting people and places; however, there are still quiet, relaxing times to be found. Take some time this summer from your busy life and make some lace!
Rita
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Elected Officers President Rita Bartholomew 63 Lakevilla Avenue Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 782-3536 [email protected] Vice President Open Position
[email protected] Treasurer/Membership Barbara Morrow 132 Old Mill Road Shelton, CT 06484 (203) 521-9874 [email protected] Member at Large Katherine (Kate) Moore 76 Stafford Circle Dennisport, MA 02639-1124 (508) 237-4592 [email protected]
Appointed Officers Clerk
Carmen Bartholomew 63 Lakevilla Avenue Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 782-3536 [email protected]
Librarian Bryce M. Wolf 52 Birchwood Lane Lincoln, MA 01773 (781) 259-8529 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Gail A. MacLean 5 Brookhill Lane Norwalk, CT 06851-1617 (203) 847-9437 [email protected] Webmaster Jill Hawkins 38 Idylwood Drive Northford, CT 06472 (203) 464-9873 [email protected]
NELG Election Results and Other Officer News The Nominating Committee reports that at the Annual Meeting in June, the membership elected Carolyn Wetzel as President and Jill Hawkins as Member at Large. Both positions are for a term of 2 years beginning September 1.
Congratulations to both electees!
Many thanks to our out-going officers, President Rita Bartholomew, and Member at Large Kate Moore, for their generous service to NELG.
Carmen Bartholomew has resigned as Clerk; we thank her for her thorough Meeting Minutes. We will be looking for another member to fill the Clerk position. If you are interested in this position, please contact Carolyn Wetzel.
As you are aware our Vice President and Program Chair, Marlene Therrien, has been unable to perform her duties because of health issues. We wish her a complete and speedy recovery. Kate Moore has kindly volunteered to fill this position for the second year of the 2-year term. Thank you, Kate!
Big E Entries The deadline for submitting your entry forms was August 1. Forms submitted after the 1st may be sent in until August 15 but the entry fee is increased to $10 per item.
To enter the competition, you will find forms and rules at:
http://www.thebige.com/p/competitions/325
At this site you are able to register your entry online or download and print an entry form. Here you will also find the identification forms to attach to each entry.
Delivery date for your entries is September 3. If you cannot bring your item(s) personally to the Big E in West Springfield, MA, Mary Linden ((203)-458-1305, [email protected]) or Sharon Sacco ((978)-371-1984, [email protected]) will be happy to arrange assistance for you.
Judging takes place September 4 and 5; items may be picked up on September 30 and October 1.
Ornaments for the Trees of Hope Fundraiser Thank you to everyone who is making an ornament for the Trees of Hope fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House. Please remember the deadline to turn in your ornament(s) is October 1. Ornaments can be brought to the NELG meeting on September 21 in Sturbridge or given to me at another event (CT Lace Day, Tuesday Lace Studio, or at a Big E demo – contact me for dates).
If you need to make other arrangements, please let me know. Jill Hawkins
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The Twin Towers Lace On May 1 Rossana Pollino, daughter of longtime NELG member Angie Pollino, announced that her mother’s representation of the Twin Towers in lace had been accepted by the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.
With Rossana’s help your newsletter editor conducted the following interview with Angie via email. Many thanks to Angie and her daughter for sharing the following with us.
What is the status of displaying your lace? Is there a date yet or is it already there?
I donated my Twin Towers piece to the 9/11 Museum in NY. It is currently there, but they receive so many donations that they have not yet given a date of when my piece will be displayed.
If people would like to see my piece while visiting the museum, I was told they can ask the museum caretaker to take it out of the archives for a private viewing.
How did your lace get to the 9/11 Museum—will you deliver it yourself or ship it?
The museum handled everything at no cost. They have special truck drivers that pick up each donated piece, pack it for you, and take it to the museum.
How did you learn about the possibility of submitting your work for display? What were the requirements you had to meet? How long did it take to get final approval?
I was so saddened by the attacks on 9/11 that I began this design soon after. My daughter found out that in NY they started a museum dedicated to remembering the people who did not survive and the workers that helped. I have always wanted to make sure this piece was donated to the 9/11 Museum. Now that I’m in my late 80's, I felt it was time to make sure this was done.
In order for the museum to accept my piece, I had to send pictures of it; give my story as to what motivated me to create it, and a give a little history on myself. It did take a few months for the museum to give their final approval.
What are the dimensions of the piece? How is it mounted or framed?
It is approximately 36 inches high and 24 inches wide; it is encased under glass in a wooden frame that is 3 inches deep.
When did you start and complete it?
I started my piece about 3 months after the attacks and worked on it for almost 2 years.
If it is your design, what were the sources of your ideas? How did you determine which stitches to use and where?
I had an idea of what I wanted to have in the pattern, and had my nephew draw the final pattern for me. I have been making my lace since I was a young girl, so I just know what to do.
What were your thoughts while working on it?
My thoughts were of the lost lives and of how this was going to have such a sad impact on NY and our country. I wondered if there would be other attacks. I grew up in Italy
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during the war (WWII) and knew how devastating this was going to be for America.
Is there certain music you like to listen to when you work, or a special place where you enjoy working? Special bobbins or pillow?
My favorite place where I work is near my sliding glass window where I have a view of the beautiful Ogunquit beach. This spot helps with my creativity. I don’t need music. I have used the same bobbins for over 30 years. I know them and when I am doing my lace the music of the bobbins is what is comforting to me.
Would you do it again?
I wouldn’t make this same design again. It’s special and can’t be reproduced. I have made other pieces, like the American flag, that remind me how lucky I am that I live in this country.
What are you working on now?
I just finished a piece. It is of a man and woman dressed in the traditional Italian costume.
Is there anything you would like to share with other lace makers?
A lot of my pieces are based on historic events, like the Twin Towers. I like to make lace that means something and not just a doily. If you make a one-of-a-kind piece, no one can reproduce it.
Additions to the NELG Library Purchased or Donated, 5/2018 – 5/2019
Atkinson, Jane. Pattern Design for Torchon Lace. Ideas & techniques for designing Torchon patterns in circular, wavy & other grids.
Cusick, Joyce Elizabeth. Crafting with Lace. Project ideas for lace.
Dye, Gilian. Introducing Bone Lace, A Beginner’s Guide to Working Early Bobbin Lace. History & techniques of 16th century lace.
Dye, Gilian. Gold & Silver Edgings: Book 1: Sixteenth & Seventeenth Century Lace. Techniques & patterns.
Dye, Gilian. The Isham Samples and Other Linen Edgings: Book 2: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Lace. More history, techniques & patterns.
Fouriscot, Mick. Dentelles de Retournac. History, technique, & patterns for various motifs and table linens.
Olsen, Doris. Bobbin Lace Flowers. Patterns & instructions for free-standing flowers using colored threads & wire.
Quinault, Marie-Jo. Filet Lace, Introduction to the Linen Stitch. Instruction in techniques for filet lace, including exercises & patterns.
Sanders, Julia E. Tatting Patterns. Dover reprint of 1915 Priscilla tatting patterns.
Stillwell, Alexandra. Mechlin Lace. History, technique, theory & patterns of Mechlin lace.
Voelcker, Ulrike. Discover Torchon, Vol. I and Master Torchon, Vol. III. Everything you ever wanted to know about making Torchon lace.
2020 IOLI Convention Teacher List, July 19-25, Mesa AZ Judy Aycock Bucks and attaching lace to a hanky Dagmar Beckel-Machyckova Spania Dolina, pictorial lace and mastering a bolster Belinda Belisle Wire lace jewelry Louise Colgan Milanese and Hungarian tape Kim Davis Youth beginner bobbin and 16th century lace Bobbi Donnelly Tønder Sylvia Fellows Chrysanthemum and Fiandra
NELG Newsletter, Issue 106, August 2019 Page 5 Susie Johnson Withof Kathy Kauffmann Flanders Michele Kelly Modern bobbin lace and modern grounds Jean Leader Color in Bedfordshire, floral Bucks and finger loop braiding Allie Marguccio Idrija lace, Idrija broad, Idrija jewelry and mastering the bolster pillow Kumiko Nagazaki Binche and designing Binche Sylvie Nguyen Russian tape and Hinojosa Elizabeth Peterson Bedfordshire Marian Provencher Schneeberg Karen Thompson Beginning bobbin lace, Ipswich and designing Torchon Ulrike Voelcker Barjac, Chantilly and how to distinguish Valenciennes and Mechlin from
other types of lace (specifically from machine imitations) Susan Lowman Irish crochet and Bruges crochet Mary Shields Carrickmacross Jean Doig Knitted lace and netted knotted lace Nancy Evans Lace conservation and lace ID and appraising Nora Finnegan Irish needle and modern Irish needle lace Karisse Moore Tatting and Fleco knotted lace
Retreat Update Thank you to everyone who responded to the recent survey regarding teachers for retreat. We had a total of 64 votes, with Louise Colgan, Allie Marguccio and Susie Johnson ranking in first, second and third place respectively.
Having contacted each teacher regarding their availability, I am happy to report that we will have the following teachers at upcoming retreats:
2020 Allie Marguccio 2021 Susie Johnson 2022 Louise Colgan
Holly has also agreed to teach and be our supplier in 2020 and 2021. Details regarding specifics of each workshop will be available closer to the retreat dates.
Jill Hawkins
NELG at the Dudley Farm Museum On June 8 four intrepid NELG lace makers enjoyed the idyllic weather at the Dudley Farm Museum in Guilford, CT. Under our tent, announced by our pennant, we welcomed visitors to the State Museum Open House Day.
One local visitor was tasked by her lace maker sister in Georgia to stop by. How did she find out about us—via Facebook!
Our tent site was quite comfortably in the shade until the afternoon, when we had to move every 30 minutes or so to escape the direct sun! Ah well, it’s a good practice to get up and walk around every once in a while.
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Sr Madeleine in Ireland Read more about Sr Madeleine’s life and lace adventures in Ireland in her blog at www.irishprayersandlace.wordpress.com.
Lace is exciting! Lace can be deceptively hidden under rocks and often only come to light with a bit of Sherlock Holmes detective work.
My Headford lace group was formed when a piece of 1700s bobbin lace was found in some obscure town archives. Thus began the Headford Lace Project, a voluntary community initiative established to research, revive, and reimagine Headford's lacemaking heritage, which dates back to around 1766. It is the subject of documentaries and radio interviews; it is even connected to an Exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia this Fall (September 28, 2019 to February 17, 2020: Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier). Do look up the Headford Lace Project online to learn about their research and other activities.
Kylemore Abbey is the source of more lace under a rock. The archivist at Kylemore Abbey invited me to his office to look at a piece of lace on Pinterest. Then he offered me a book published in 1908, The Irish Dames of Ypres. It documents the experiences of Irish Benedictine nuns who fled from the Protestant reformation in Ireland in 1665. They found safety in Ypres in Flemish Belgium, at that time a very Catholic region. For two and half centuries the nuns prospered there, growing in numbers and running a school; they were the quintessential lace makers in the majestic city of Ypres of Cloth Hall fame. (See photos online of the Cloth Hall destroyed by WWI and subsequently restored.)
During and after WWI, war laces were an exceedingly popular genre of lace. This particular piece of war lace on Pinterest, which the Kylemore archivist had spied hiding under that proverbial rock, is owned by a woman in Belfast. She claims that the woman from whom she received the lace piece acquired the lace from the nuns at Kylemore earlier in the 20th century. Hypothesis.... this lace piece came back to Ireland with the Irish Dames of Ypres as they fled their beloved convent during WWI, literally—as it was burning, this time to return to Ireland. Perhaps I will get to see this lace piece since the Belfast owner is arriving Saturday to participate in the Lace Day that I am hosting for the Headford lace group here at Kylemore. One can hope for either a purchase or a donation of this piece of lace history in the near future.
There are several interesting lace pieces in the Kylemore collection--one that was identified and dated by our own Karen Thompson. Another piece of lace that is pictured in The Irish Dames of Ypres made the journey with the fleeing nuns from Ypres and lives permanently among the treasures of Kylemore Abbey. The lace was made by Mary Queen of Scots and presented to the Irish Dames by James the Second.
Another piece of lace is a table runner with a deep Torchon border that also came from Ypres with the sisters. It is typical Belgian Torchon; its age is confirmed by the method of forming the corners. It was originally made as a continuous lace, then cut off the lace pillow at the length desired and hand-sewn at the corners. None of the lovely designed corners of modern lace! This charming piece needs some cleaning and a bit of TLC.
The early nuns, who certainly saw the above discussed pieces of lace and perhaps carried one themselves from Belgium, now rest peacefully in the Abbey cemetery. They brought their lacemaking skills to the founding of the Kylemore Abbey School in the 1920s. Lace making was a required course on the school curriculum!!
Editor’s note: The Irish Dames of Ypres is available online: https://archive.org/details/TheIrishDamesOfYpres/page/n1. Also see online a history of the Irish Dames and Kylemore Abbey: https://cushwa.nd.edu/news/the-irish-dames/.
Mary Queen of Scots Lace
Sewn Corner on Table Runner
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Work of Our Members: Vi Eastman Vi Eastman is a scheduled demonstrator at the Boothbay Railway Village in Boothbay, Maine. She also sells her lovely lace
jewelry made in the Idrija tradition.
Vi reports that the village is busy with the activities of all the old-fashioned crafts. There are lots of other things for families to enjoy as they spend the day in an old-fashioned village atmosphere.
Check out the many activities the village has to offer, including the schedule for Vi’s demonstrations at
Boothbay Railway Village
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2019 ATC Lace Challenge Results Our Lace Challenge exhibit and judging took place at the NELG Lace Retreat in North Andover, MA, May 16 – 19.
The theme was Woodstock—50 Years on. Here are all the entries for you to enjoy. Thanks to all participants and congratulations to all winners!
Favorite ATC “Peace and Love” Janet Blanchard
Most Technically Proficient “Still Seeking Peace”
Carolyn Purcell
Best Imagery “Tie Dye Peace”
Winann Steinmetz
Most Unusual “Woodstock 1969”
Sharon Sacco
“Flowers Everywhere” Rosalie Bares
“The Bird of Peace is Back” Jill Hawkins
“Peace. Love. Music.” Rosalie Bares
“And Everything There Was Song and Celebration” Bryce Wolf
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Beginning Lace Making at the 2019 NELG Retreat This was the first time that our retreat classes included a class for beginning bobbin lace makers. Jill Hawkins taught a class of five eager newbies. Here is Jill’s report on her experience, followed by an account from one of her students.
When I was asked to teach a beginning bobbin lace class at NELG retreat in 2019, I was a little hesitant at first; surely there are other members of the group who are just as qualified—or even more so? And while I have taught bobbin lace for many years—to individuals and small groups—I had never done so in a formal setting with a limited amount of time. After pondering, I agreed to teach the class.
My first dilemma was to figure out exactly what to cover in the class. The sampler strip is always the first project I use with my students, but I wanted something that would cement the elementary lacemaking skills and would also prove enticing to the students. Around this time, I came across some beautiful bobbin lace flowers on Pinterest and thought that I could adapt the idea for my class.
Now that I had decided what the project would be, I needed to tailor the sampler strip to cover all the techniques being used for the petals and leaves, and work out if there would be enough time for the students to finish the sampler and make some good progress on the flower elements. I wanted to be sure that they would be able to complete the project at home and be ready to move on to other projects.
It turned out I did not need to worry! The students in my class were all very enthusiastic about wanting to learn bobbin lace; they were attentive and very productive. Since the workshop, several students have completed their flower; one is now making Bucks Point and Mary has made some more appropriate lace for her linen cap (see her article below).
All in all, it was a great experience and I am very grateful to NELG for giving me the opportunity to share my love of lace with others.
Jill's Class of Beginners
The Class Project
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The Lure of Lace By Mary Mangan
It was ultimately a shiny gold object that lured me to the “Introduction to Bobbin Lace” workshop in May 2019. But it wasn’t the object itself, per se, it was the weaving of the history, the delicacy, the durability, and a need for some lace in the present that tugged at me. So I begged for a place in the workshop, and Jill Hawkins set me up with a spot in her class. Now I feel like a link in the tradition of centuries of women who quietly left us with exquisite craftswomanship. I am entirely obsessed as a result--thanks to the NELG sponsorship for this course that set me on this path.
The quest began for me with volunteer work for the city where I live—Somerville MA. Having attended local history events, Brandon Wilson, who runs the Historic Preservation division, found out that I had done historical interpretation with the National Park Service in Lowell MA some years ago. She was eager to have new docents for our city’s treasured sites, including
the Old Powder House. Considered to be the oldest stone building still standing in Massachusetts, this converted windmill played a role in an important event that led up to the Revolutionary War: General Gage’s seizure of gunpowder stored in the building by inflamed citizenry, resulting in the 1774 event known as the Powder Alarm. I agreed to be a docent and tell this story.
As I researched the history and learned more about the time frame, I began to assemble period clothing for docent stints. I made linen petticoats and a period jacket. I constructed the clever and comfortable undergarment called the shift, and I even made the somewhat less comfortable “stays” or corset with appropriate design and materials. I crafted a linen cap, trying to resemble a museum piece that I found from the correct time and place. I kept researching, trying to be thoughtful and accurate about my items.
When I saw the Massachusetts Historical Society’s exhibition on “Fashioning the New England Family,” I realized that I had a major gap. One of the special items in their exhibit was a stunningly preserved bit of gold bobbin lace. Wrapped in the original paper from the purchase, this delicate yet durable lace had come down through the centuries to us. It was just inches away from me as I looked into the case, and it was just gorgeous. Gawking, I realized: here’s where I made my biggest mistake: I did not understand the importance of the lace for my cap. I know now that it was not just a casual bit of trim at the time. Lace was a crucial designator of fashion and wealth, and imported luxury goods were controversial during the Revolutionary War era. Off-the-shelf rolls of modern machine lace from the craft store were not going to cut it for re-enactor work.
I redoubled my search for a bobbin lace class. I set up a standing Google alert and scoured local craft shops calendars. Then I found it—posted on the NELG blog—the chance to fix my outfit! I signed up for the class, and the rest is history. With Jill’s guidance, I’ve managed to create hand-made, local, linen lace for my cap. I’m still working up to more complicated period-appropriate patterns, but I’ll get there. Ipswich lace and Seven Pence lace, here I come. Craft store lace is dead to me.
With access to the exceptional NELG library, I have learned so much about lace over the centuries. I’ve made great progress with the in-person instructions, the books, the tools that I now have and understand how to use properly. I treasure the access to the local lace informal meetings to keep progressing. I feel like I’ve stumbled into a secret guild that has offered me the key to beautiful items from the past that we will carry to the future together. And I’m practicing the trellis, the tally, and the ground to someday re-create that gold sample. I’ll get there. See you at upcoming workshops!
Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society
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2019 NELG Retreat in Pictures
Holly's Class
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Carolyn's Class
Carolyn's Samples
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The Retreatants
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Things to Do & Places to Go See the NELG website (www.nelg.us) for more information, more events and to register for these events.
NELG Meetings All meetings are at Joshua Hyde Public Library, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Please register on our website so that we know how many to expect.
July & August: No NELG meetings scheduled.
Next meeting will be in September. Happy Summer!
September 21: To be announced.
October 19: Visit to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston; see page 15 for details.
November 23: To be announced (Note day change).
Lace Days Sunday Lace Group of Eastern Massachusetts They meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at members’ homes, generally located east of I-495 between Lincoln and Carlisle. For further information contact Bryce Wolf at (781) 259-8529 or [email protected].
Wednesday Lace Studio in Northford CT Lace Studio at Jill Hawkins' home in Northford, CT every Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Please let Jill know if you plan to attend. Text or call (203) 464-9873 or email [email protected].
Thursday Study Group in Branford CT Clare Settle hosts a Point Ground Study Group most Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. at her home in Branford. This is not a class, but a quiet time to focus on making lace, to help others and to receive help. For more information contact Clare at (203) 314-8755 or [email protected].
Western Massachusetts The Western MA group of lace makers is enjoying making lace. Watch the calendar for more information or contact [email protected].
Connecticut Lace Days The group meets on the 1st Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the designated home. Please contact the hostess a few days beforehand so that she may know how many to expect.
August 3: Winann Steinmetz, (203) 876-8314 [email protected] Milford, CT
September 7: Jill Hawkins, (203) 464-9873 [email protected] Northford, CT
October 5: Winann Steinmetz, (203) 876-8314 [email protected] Milford, CT
November 2: Mary Linden, (203) 458-1305 [email protected] Guilford, CT
Please Report Your Volunteer Time!
Anything you do to help NELG counts as volunteer time—demonstrating lace making, writing articles for the newsletter, teaching a friend to make lace, preparing and making a presentation for one of our NELG meetings, helping to set up a display for a library, museum or demonstration.
It’s easy to report your hours on the Report Volunteer Hours page in the Members Only section of the website. Or contact our Member at Large for a paper form.
As a Charter Group with the International Organization of Lace, Inc. (IOLI), NELG is required to provide volunteer hours in order to help maintain the not-for-profit status of IOLI.
Thank you for your time!
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Demonstrations and Other Lace Events August 2019 17: North Guilford Country Fair & Auction Guilford, CT Contact: Mary Linden www.northguilforducc.org/north-guilford-
country-fair-and-auction.html Demonstration Opportunity!
September 2019 3, 10, 11: Boothbay Railway Village Boothbay, ME Vi Eastman demonstrates and sells Idrija lace railwayvillage.org/
13 - 29: Eastern States Exposition (the Big E) West Springfield, MA Contact: [email protected] www.thebige.com Demonstration Opportunity!
28 - 29: Festival of New England Makers Old Sturbridge Village, MA Contact: Jim Martin
www.osv.org Demonstration Opportunity!
October 2019 1, 2: Boothbay Railway Village Boothbay, ME Vi Eastman demonstrates and sells Idrija lace railwayvillage.org/
11 - 14: 39th Annual Ithaca Lace Day Ithaca, NY
Teachers include Louise West, Kate Picone, Carolyn Wetzel, Martina Wolter-Kampmann, Holly Van Sciver, Kumiko Nakazaki, Susie Johnson, Jean Jagendorf
www.vansciverbobbinlace.com
November 2019 2 - 3: Fiber Festival of New England West Springfield, MA Contact: Member at Large www.easternstatesexposition.com/p/fiberfestival Demonstration Opportunity!
2 - 3: Lost Art Lacers Lace Festival Newton, NJ Teachers include Nina Lubin, Veronika Irvine and
Patricia Morris www.lostartlacers.org
May 2020 14 - 17: NELG Annual Retreat Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, N Andover, MA Teachers will be Holly Van Sciver, Allie Marguccio
and Jill Hawkins www.nelg.us
July 2020 19 - 25: 67th Annual IOLI Convention Mesa, AZ www.internationalorganizationoflace.org
31 – Aug 2 19th OIDFA Congress Tartu, Estonia www.oidfa.com/cong.html.en
May 2021 13 - 16: NELG Annual Retreat Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, N Andover, MA Teachers will be Holly Van Sciver, Susie Johnson
and Jill Hawkins www.nelg.us
July 2021 TBA: 68th Annual IOLI Convention San Francisco, CA www.internationalorganizationoflace.org
Visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Instead of our usual meeting in Sturbridge on Saturday, October 19, NELG has arranged a visit to the beautiful Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The visit will include a one-hour group tour of the museum with an emphasis on textiles throughout the collection and then time to independently explore the galleries, including the Veronese room which contains the cabinets with the lace collection.
Our tour will start promptly at 11:15 a.m., so please plan accordingly. You are welcome to bring your own lunch, but you will need to picnic in Evans Way Park across from the front entrance to the Museum. Alternatively, you may wish to visit Café G at the museum where you can enjoy light bites, coffee and full meals. Reservations for Café G are suggested, but not required.
If you would like to join the tour, registration and advance payment is required. NELG will subsidize $10 for registrants who are members, making the cost for the tour $10 for adults and $7 for seniors (65+). Last-minute registrations and non-members are welcome but will pay the full price of $20. In order for members to receive the discounted price, please use the code ISGM2019 on your registration.
A final headcount is due to the ISGM approximately 4 weeks prior, so please register no later than September 21.
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Meeting Minutes Minutes are available on our Website under Governance: Minutes to Member Meetings. We publish meeting minutes in our newsletter and website after they have been approved at a subsequent meeting.
April 20, 2019
Executive Board Attendance: Rita Bartholomew, President; Carmen Bartholomew, Clerk; Bryce Wolf, Librarian; Barbara Morrow, Treasurer/Membership
Members and Guests: Mary Linden, Judy Jeon-Chapman, Winann Steinmetz, Sharon Sacco, Linda Lane, Jayne Guitart, Carolyn Wetzel
The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m.
Minutes: The minutes from the March 2019 meeting were presented for approval. Corrections were made; the motion to accept the minutes was made by Barbara Morrow and seconded by Winann Steinmetz. The motion was unanimously accepted.
Demonstrating: Next week is the CT Sheep and Wool in Vernon, CT.
Carolyn Wetzel represented NELG at Nutfield, New Hampshire's 300th Anniversary.
Check nelg.us for additional opportunities.
Heritage Village Lace Guild is holding their 31st Lace Seminar in Kenmore, New York in June.
October Field Trip: Jill checked with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum about the Oct. meeting. There is an option for a guided tour as well as self-exploration. We will require a headcount (to reserve a place in the tour), as there is an associated cost. NELG will subsidize $10 per registrant. The balance must be paid in advance. Last-minute arrivals and nonmembers are welcome but will pay full price. Carolyn made the motion to have NELG subsidize the trip up to $10 per registrant, Bryce seconded; the motion was passed unanimously.
Retreat (May 16 - 19): Silent Auction - bring stuff; anything fiber-related is fine.
Beginner class is new this year.
Bring your ATC. The theme is Woodstock.
Big E: We will need to sign up on their website to demonstrate this year. It may be possible to create a link from the NELG website to the Big E website. Entry deadline is August 1, 2019.
June Elections: Elections are coming up in June. We have candidates for both Member at Large and President.
Jill Hawkins will run for Member at Large. Carolyn Wetzel will run for President.
Let the nominating committee know if you would like to run for a position.
Sharon Sacco moved that we adjourn the meeting; Carolyn seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 a.m.
May 18, 2019
Executive Board Attendance: Barbara Morrow, Treasurer; Kate Moore, Member at Large; Jill Hawkins, Webmistress; Bryce Wolf, Librarian; Gail MacLean, Newsletter Editor
Members and Guests: Laura Bensley, Carolyn Purcell, Susan Landry, Rosalie Bares, Winann Steinmetz, Eileen Collins, Marjorie Dashef, Janet Blanchard, Kathy Draves, Jim Martin, Judy Jeon-Chapman, Carolyn Wetzel, Holly Van Sciver, Wendy Waters, Sharon Sacco, Leslie Randlett, Bryce Wolf, Sheila Jillson
The meeting was called to order by Treasurer, Barbara Morrow, at 1:05 p.m.
Minutes: There were no minutes from the April 2019 meeting. These will be reviewed and approved at the Annual Meeting in June.
Retreat: Teacher gifts were presented by Winann Steinmetz to Carolyn Weztel, Holly Van Sciver and Jill Hawkins. Thank you gifts were also presented to Jim Martin for managing the Silent Auction; Bryce Wolf for arranging for the entire NELG library to be at the retreat; Jill Hawkins for coordinating the Lace Challenge; and Barbara Morrow for managing the finances for retreat.
Dates for 2020 and 2021 were proposed:
May 14 – 17, 2020 May 13 – 16, 2021
Both events to be held again at Rolling Ridge, North Andover.
Attendees were reminded to vote for the Lace Challenge entries.
Ithaca Lace Days: Holly revealed the teachers that have been invited to Ithaca this October. In addition Devon Thein will give a presentation on the backstory of the Lace, Not Lace exhibit. More information is available on Holly’s website. The mailer will go out in July.
NELG Newsletter, Issue 106, August 2019 Page 17 Other business: Winann mentioned that we have an increasing number of members who want their newsletter in hardcopy. This is currently being subsidized by NELG and she warned that NELG may decide to implement a higher
membership fee for those who want their newsletter printed and mailed to them.
Bryce Wolf moved that we adjourn the meeting; Rosalie Bares seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Member Resources Your Website Members Only
Pages
Website Members Only pages are available to all registered members via the email address and password you defined when you registered online.
It is here that you will find current and prior newsletters, the member directory, resources such as the NELG business card, an expense form and a form to report volunteer hours, and information on scholarships and grants.
Your Newsletter
The NELG Newsletter is published 4 times a year, on or about the 1st of February, May, August and November.
If you have chosen Electronic delivery, you will receive an email informing you when the latest newsletter is available on the NELG website for your viewing pleasure. You will be able to enjoy the contents in color, photos will be re-sizable for a detailed view, and all links will be immediately accessible to you. Past issues of the newsletter back to 1998 are also there for your easy reference.
If you have chosen to receive your newsletter via US Mail, you’ll receive a black and white hardcopy version.
Printing Your Newsletter in Duplex
Want to save paper by printing your newsletter on both sides of the sheet? Follow these simple steps:
1. Click on the printer icon in your Adobe Reader window
2. Click on the Properties button (at top of window)
3. Click on Finishing tab 4. Click on Print on Both Sides
(manually) 5. Follow directions that will
pop up on how to re-insert your paper to print on the second side
Your NELG Library
The New England Lace Group maintains a collection of both print and non-print materials for the use of its members. We have loaded scans of all book covers on the website so you can see each of the books we have. Click On-Line-Web to view the collection to date.
A representative selection from the Library is available at each monthly meeting, as well as at local Lace Days, thanks to our Assistant
Librarians. To be assured of a particular item, please contact the Head Librarian and arrange for it to be brought to the meeting or mailed to you. Also, please feel free to contact her with your suggestions for new material to be added to our library for member use. She also welcomes reviews of new or current books for publication in the newsletter.
NELG has documented the Policies and Procedures with regard to how the Library collection is managed. Click on NELG Library Policy & Procedures and read the changes we have instituted for all members.
Your NELG Membership Directory
The NELG Membership Directory is available on the NELG website to all currently registered members. Check the Directory for the latest contact information of your fellow lace makers. Update your own contact data in the Directory when something changes and your lace friends will know instantly! If you have a picture of yourself and have difficulty uploading it, please contact our Webmaster, Jill
Hawkins, for assistance.
If you don’t have access to the internet, you’ll receive a hardcopy of the Directory with the February newsletter.
Standing Committees & Appointments
• Scholarships & Grants: Janet Blanchard & Barbara Morrow • Retreat: Winann Steinmetz & Jill Hawkins • Nominating: Jill Hawkins & Sharon Sacco • Webmaster Assistant: Sharon Sacco • BIG E Liaison: Mary Linden
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Pattern Pages (from IOLI Pattern Books and CDs) The designers of these patterns retain the copyright for their patterns. These patterns may be reproduced for personal
use only and not for commercial gain.
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