Dear Liz, Blame me for the weather reports. I started this conversation. It seems that different countries have what they call an International Lace Day and they celebrate at different times of the year. Some are celebrating on June 21st, which falls on the third Sunday in June this year. This is Father's Day in some nations this year. I have proposed that we get an idea of climates in the countries where lacemakers reside, and try to come up with *one date that we'll all celebrate* when weather is not extreme. There is power in numbers, and there would be more opportunities for Public Relations across national borders if we could come up with an agreement. I've recommended Spring or Fall. Some places are reporting extreme weather even now (one day before the first day of Summer / first day of Winter below the Equator). If we can all agree, we can send our respective national representatives to the OIDFA Congress in Slovenia next year *with one proposed date for an agreed upon International Lace Day*, and we can recommend that *individual countries celebrating lace use the word National before their celebrations*. This all started because a museum in The Netherlands is calling June 21st International Lace Day, instead of National Lace Day. Some people have reported this date was also seen somewhere on facebook. Some of us asked who determined this date. Internationally, we have Arachne and OIDFA where many people have voices. It would be nice to work this out. Please, would OIDFA's elected officers and the national representatives join this exchange of ideas? It would also be nice to hear from the large national lace guilds throughout the world. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ----------------------------------------- In a message dated 6/20/2015 10:08:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Ladies and Gents, I would like to suggest that discussions of the weather and holidays (such as when Father's Day happens) are more appropriate for the lace chat email group than for the lace group. Thank you, Liz R. Raleigh USA - 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/
