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Orland Park Library Display by the Members
of
L.A.C.E. Guild on display through the months of July and August, 2021.
Close Up Shots of the Exhibit...
The Guild thanks all the members who so willingly shared their beautiful laces. A special thank you to Malinda Hamann, Doris O’Neill, and Jane O’ Connor for putting together a great display. Nancy Tweed, Ruth Buck, Kathy Kaufman, Donna Trufano, and Kanella Diakoumis also assisted with set up.
Who knew we could cover so many different types of laces and show so many
different ways to use lace?
The lace display will be dismantled at the end of August, 2021.
(Address
of Orland Park Public Library is
14921 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462)
· The
photos on the opening pages were taken by Donna Fousek.
· Carol
Lee Parry prepared a lovely presentation of pictures she took of the display
and has mounted them on the Guild Facebook page and on her page. Click on
this link:
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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=LeliaEvelyn&set=a.10219629795603333
· President
Kanella Diakoumis prepared this lovely YouTube (12 minutes) presentation set
to music which you must see! Click this link.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgxT0d87a60
Learn more about the L.A.C.E. Guild at these links.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.lacemakersofillinois.org
2020 --
Unfortunately, the Covid 19 Pandemonium has stopped everyone in their lives. LACE has postponed meetings and are now meeting on ZOOM at the President's announcements. Our library location has not yet opened the meeting room to group meetings as yet. Hopefully we will be back to regular meetings soon.
Even the Bank lacers are using a weekly email to keep in touch. 7-7-2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! A
HEALTHY, HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
I am really looking forward
to seeing everyone at the January meeting and spending time chatting at our
lunch outing.
This
year is starting out quite nicely. We, LACE, are preferred partners with the
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois. Our Guild is listed in their Big Book. Girl
Scout troops can contact us if they want to learn lacemaking. We have already
participated in a Demonstration Activity at the Girl Scout Awards event and this
year at their STEW Workshop. The Stew Workshop was a success and as I understand
it, Girl Scout leaders are still talking about the class. We were asked to
participate again in the 2020 Stew Workshop in September. In addition, I
received a request for a couple of workshops during a girl scout camp this
coming July. I hope to discuss this at our meeting.
The Lace Workshop is set for
June. This year we plan on including a beginners class and a step up your skills
class that same weekend. This will give novice lacers an opportunity to work on
techniques and increase their skill level.
I would like to offer a couple of beginner classes
during the year as well. To assist our new Lace members, the Guild has put
together ( Thanks to Brenda) the supplies needed for a great beginner kit. Our
newest members thought this would be a great idea and I also noticed other
guilds doing the same thing. The kits will include all the necessary items for a
new lacer to get started.
Ongoing activities: The Education Committee, headed
by Kris Johnson, had done a terrific job introducing and reviewing many lace
skills and stitches. Please let Kris know if there is a technique or skill you
would like to learn or review. When the committee started there were many
members suggesting topics…please don’t be shy.
Many of us are working on the Torchon Squares
project. It will be nice to see the final product.
Susie Johnson has proposed a
Lace Contest. Janice Blair, created a cute carousel horse pattern. Reminds me of
elephants on parade. Should be fun.
It will be a fun, busy
year…See you on the 25th
Kanella
L.A.C.E. President
Voting for Winners of Artistic Trading
Cards Contest
was held at the virtual meeting
November 20th, 2020.
Click here
for complete list of all the cards. Winners are
identified.