Dear Lacemakers Going to Bethesda,
Below are some comments I sent privately to Liz, and additional
information I did not send her:
Washington DC is carved out of a square of land that is part surrounded by
Maryland and part by Virginia, divided by the Potomac River. Bethesda is
a town
Who collected the coins at the other side and who got to keep them?
Christa
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From: Louise Hume humem...@verizon.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:14 AM
To: l...@dont.panix.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Bethesda
Devon wrote:
The Potomac River
I have been reading up about Bethesda, Maryland, - learning a bit before
next years IOLI convention. Lots of information, - but Nothing at all about
any Handcrafts!
Please tell me what the main crafts are, if anyone knows. -
They practice the art (or craft) of diplomacyDo a search on
still be excellent just in one day. The museums are free.
Easy to reach by Metro.
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From: Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com
Sent: Aug 31, 2010 12:16 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Bethesda
Liz
Art quilts are the most serious and commonly practiced textile
Dear Liz,
When it gets closer to the time of the Bethesda IOLI Convention, members
will receive helpful information. The committee has hosted several
Conventions and they know what we like and what to offer in the way of extra
activities, tours, museums, shopping suggestions, etc. in the
Thank you all for your replies. There is obviously a Huge amount of Gentle
Crafts out there. I had not realized there was so much. Wow!
As I am making up some new patterns for the convention, I thought I could
theme some, perhaps, as I did in Denver some years ago. Patchwork blocks
give me a few
, but
not in the afternoon.
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From: jeria...@aol.com.
Sent: Aug 31, 2010 7:12 PM
To: lizl...@bigpond.com
Cc: lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Bethesda.
Dear Liz,
When it gets closer to the time of the Bethesda IOLI Convention, members
will receive helpful
The contest for the Bethesda Convention is Threads of History, Threads of
History should be interpreted as the people, places, and events that
made up the history of the United States.
I think that they are really going more for the Washington, DC aspect of
their location. I believe
Liz
Art quilts are the most serious and commonly practiced textile craft in the
U.S., all over the country, as far as I can see. I live in a suburb of
Chicago and every yard goods store has quilt fabrics and how-to booklets.
Some knitting and crochet yarns exist, but not in much variety and just
I know in Chicago there's tons of good fiber stores. Maybe not in your
suburb, but there are many weavers, spinners, and other fiber people in the
Chicago area.
I live in Colorado Springs, and we have 4 fiber stores in the Springs
proper. One of those stores caters to weaving (called Green
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