Dear Lace Makers, No one has answered my September 17th questions about Dr. Jack A. Smith, LePuy Lace Speaker. Below is detailed information that may be of interest to some members of Arachne. The event is open to non-EGA members. Please let me know if you will be there, so we lace makers can arrange to meet each other. I plan to attend. Jeri ------------------------------------------------------------ The Embroiderers' Guild of America has announced the 6th International Embroidery Conference 2015 "Threads through Time" to be held May 14, 15, 16, 2015 in Williamsburg Virginia. This location is a travel destination for those interested in Colonial America, with many textile resources. http://www.egausa.org/index.php/events/international-embroidery-conference
1. Dr. Young Yang Chung was born in Korea and has distinguished herself as a master embroiderer, master teacher and textile historian, respected throughout the world. Her topic is "Unity and Diversity in East Asian Silk Embroidery". The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum at Sookmyung Women's University, Korea, opened in early 2004. Her expertise is unquestioned, and there are 3 books in my library written by her, the earliest published in 1979. 2. Sumru B. Krody is Senior Curator of Eastern Hemisphere Collections at The Textile Museum, Washington D.C. Her topic is "Silk in the Hand, Glory of the Eye". Her area of expertise is in the textiles of nations in the eastern Mediterranean - Greece and Turkey. There are 2 books in my library written by her, the earliest published in 2000. 3. Kimberly Smith Ivey is Associate Curator, Textiles and Historic Interiors at Colonial Williamsburg. Her topic is "The Williamsburg Collection of Samplers". Her investigative research has clarified much about a variety of early textiles. Her 1997 book "In the Neatest Manner: Virginia Sampler Tradition" belongs in the library of every person studying early American samplers. 4. Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark is Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas San Antonio (Bicultural-Bilingual Studies) with a focus on Mexican-American and Latino literature and culture. On the faculty since 1973, her topic is "Rebozos from Tenancingo: Designs, Process and Artisans". She has published over 80 research publications, and will speak about the Rebozo and its uses. 5. Dr. Jack A. Smith is Professor of the History of Costuming and Costume Design, Performing Arts Department, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina. Dr. Smith will speak about "Traditional Lace Making Techniques from the LePuy Area in France". During his European travels, he arranges to return to LePuy for many hours of study with the women who are continuing this traditional lace making technique. . 6. Melinda Watt is Associate Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Supervising Curator of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center. Her topic is "Ecclesiastical Embroidery: A Life in the Church and in the Museum". Watt co-curated "Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade 1550-1800" and contributed to the 350-page exhibit catalog. Another exhibit we have appreciated was co-curated by Watt: the 2008-9 exhibit "English Embroidery from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580-1700: 'Twixt Art and Nature". She co-edited the 308-page exhibit catalog. Correspondence about both these exhibits is in the Arachne archives. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
