[lace] chicago

2012-09-15 Thread L.Snyder
My daughter will graduate from Navy boot camp at the end of October. It is just north of Chicago in Great Lakes IL. Do any of you know of things we should check out when playing tourist? I make lace, my husband likes airplanes. Thank you very much. Lauren in Snohomish. - To unsubscribe send ema

[lace] Chicago convention - lace guilds and lace activities

2012-03-21 Thread Jane Partridge
Likewise The Lace Guild's Convention at Exeter Racecourse (Devon, UK) is only a few weeks off - 13-15th April. There are still a few places left on some of the workshops, so contact holl...@laceguild.org quickly if you are interested in joining us for a weekend of fun and lace! In message <3E9

RE: [lace] Chicago convention - lace guilds and lace activities

2012-03-21 Thread Angel Skubic
And keep in mind this annual convention in St Paul is only for 2012...next year St Paul does not get to host the convention...they move to a different location each year for the annual convention Cearbhael Previous post: It is important to understand that if people do not join lace guilds there

Re: [lace] Chicago convention - lace guilds and lace activities

2012-03-21 Thread Maureen Bromley
Oh I do so agree with you Jeri.I am amazed at how many people won't join a Guild or lace group because they think that it has nothing to offer them, only to complain later when it is no longer there. Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

Re: [lace] Chicago convention - lace guilds and lace activities

2012-03-21 Thread Jeriames
It is important to understand that if people do not join lace guilds there are not enough members and volunteers to support a convention/show like the annual one that is associated with America's International Old Lacers Inc. (IOLI). This also applies to all the other nations where there ar

RE: [lace] chicago convention

2012-03-21 Thread C. Johnson
Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of robinl...@socal.rr.com Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 11:14 PM To: c s; Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] chicago convention IOLI (International Old Lacers, Inc.) has an annual convention, usually in early August

Re: [lace] chicago convention

2012-03-20 Thread robinlace
IOLI (International Old Lacers, Inc.) has an annual convention, usually in early August. It is put on by a local lace guild each year. This summer it's being hosted by guilds in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. Last year it was in Portland, the year before in Los Angeles, etc. It's not a trade show, o

[lace] chicago convention

2012-03-20 Thread c s
HI I was wondering if Chicago had a convention/show like St. Paul? Or any other miswest shows? thanks, JJ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.we

[lace] Chicago Flower and Garden Show

2012-03-13 Thread Sue Babbs
If any of you are planning to visit the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier (http://www.chicagoflower.com/ ), look out for stand 10 – Women's Journeys in Fiber http://womensjourneysinfiber.com/ I believe we are next to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s stand somewhere against the north wal

Re: [lace] Chicago names

2010-05-16 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Thank you so much, Lorelei, just back from my Rot-seminar i am looking through my mails and found this from you. And I am still laughing, what a "slang" people in Chicago have. But it is a special city I know. Ilske from Hamburg in Germany where the weather is like a mild winter and not as "a m

[lace] Chicago names

2010-05-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
Chicago has some pronunciation peculiarities, or perhaps the midwest in general, is creative with names from elsewhere when applied to local sites. There is a Goethe street in Chicago, but you have to pronounce it go eeth' ee street or the bus driver won't stop. And then there is Cairo Illinois wh

[lace] Chicago lace day (Downers Grove)

2009-07-02 Thread Lorelei Halley
I also attended this lace day, but only briefly. Bought lots of books, and discovered a few more I really HAVE TO BUY. But in a way the best part was Kenn Van Dieren's torchon notebook. He has been working through the IOLI (?) course on advanced torchon. I'm not sure if it is specifically torc

[lace] Chicago Exhibit; Lessons for Children

2006-12-12 Thread Jeriames
Dear Lacemakers, Information to broaden our horizons: The American Needlepoint Guild has a newsletter on-line, from which I found there is an exhibit in Chicago at The Oriental Institute Museum: "Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing", which might be of interest to anyone

[lace] Chicago Tribune article

2004-11-12 Thread Janice Blair
This morning a friend called about an article on bobbin lace in the Chicago Tribune so I did a search. It turned out the be a short article about lace but also included information on two lace groups in the area which included one I belong to. I had to register at the web site to read the arti

[lace] Chicago Area Lace Guild

2004-01-07 Thread Lorelei Halley
The Chicago Area Lace Guild will be having a meeting Saturday, January 10th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Irving Park Free Methodist Church in Chicago, 3824 West Irving Park Road. See http://www.chicagoarealaceguild.com for directions on how to get there. The program will be on distinguishing differ