How interesting....I was also there and I also took photos of those same children working their lace at the school. I was tremendously impressed with the high standard of work even by the children.....but then, on reading that one third of their school time is dedicated to learning lace (and a young man I spoke to in an Idrija restaurant told me that males have the same curriculum) I was not surprised. It was a great experience but a pity that the rain spoiled many of the outdoor activities. Actually I was surprised that they were not better equipped to "carry on" even in the rain because when I asked one of the key organisers of the event about what clothes to pack, she told me to be prepared for rain. When the rain started on Saturday afternoon, all activities moved into the school - which is when I moved out because I cannot handle being in a crowd, so my visit was regretfully cut short. In the first place, I was there to attend the opening of the exhibition set up at Gewerkenegg Castle in Idrija which was the culmination of a two year Leonardo da Vinci European Union project called Lace- Wealth for the Rich, Benefit for the Poor. Six countries each had to reproduce three pre-1914 costumes (from their own countries). These had to be sourced from old paintings, books etc and had to have lace on them. The results are spectacular. I was one of the three lacemakers who worked on one of the Maltese costumes (the male's) and we made the lace for the cuffs and the jabot. The opening of this exhibition was set to coincide with the Idrija Lace Festival. I imagine that if you had to google around you would find information about this. As part of the project, a DVD was made up with colour-coded patterns, history etc. It is a wonderful production - but I must admit I did cringe when reading the English! Karen in Malta
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorelei Halley Sent: 29 June 2010 07:41 To: [email protected] Subject: [lace] flickr bobbinlace photos the man who runs the bobbinlace group on flickr has just posted photos of the lace exhibition recently at Idrija. Quite a few photos. Some very interesting modern designs, as well as the expected tradfitional type. Also photo from the permanent lace exhibit at Idrija. http://www.flickr.com/groups/bobbinlace/pool/ Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
