Our members recently attended the National AGM/Conference in October which was held in Launceston, Tasmania. It provided a good opportunity to catch up with fellow lace makers and make lace.

Barbara shares a photo of her design of a 'sGravenmoer with a twist. It was inspired by Vicki Taylor's workshop that encouraged lots of creative ideas!

Credit: Barbara Stokes

The Cavalcade of Fashion is hosting an event including tea this Sunday 28th at 2pm.

Location: Glengarry State Training Centre, North Turramurra

Contact: Mary 0427 870 245
mdt@optusnet.com.au
or
Joanne 9420 4949
jomweekes@gmail.com Jo at jomweekes@gmail.com

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We were so glad to receive more photos of lacemakers who continue sharing lace making online!

Some of our beautiful lace members from Dubbo spent the day lace making in Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Isn't it just wonderful?

There are lots of social media photos being shared and nice messages all around the world!

Our members met for International Lace Day at the Sydney Opera House steps to be part of it.

Lacemakers arrived very early to take some photos on a very foggy morning. Some arrived at 8.30am prepared to make lace!

We continued the day with more lacemaking since it was also our Lace Day at the Powerhouse Museum.

It was also great to see many lacemakers around in Australia and around the world sharing photos from today to celebrate lace!

You will also see an almost completed lace motif with honeycombs and a bee. She was also working on a pink compass motif of Aemilia Ars, which is a form of needlelace renown for its geometric style and worked with a strong framework of buttonhole stitches.​

Margaret also showed some amazing progress on her reticella pieces in ecru and colour.

Reticella is an embroidered lace where the threads are drawn out and then filled back-in with bars of buttonholing, weaving and wrapping stitches.

We are happy and thankful that Margaret shares her skills and passion with us! 


Sources
A Guide to Embroidered Lace by Margaret Stephens (2014)
Geometrical Needlelace in the Style of Aemilia Ars by Margaret Stephens (2016)
Starting Needlepoint Lace A Course for Beginners by Valerie Grimwood (Reprinted 2000)

Join us this Sunday, 2nd June at Linnwood house.

Time: 10.00am
Address: 25 Byron Road, Guildford, NSW 2161

Please BYO lunch and a mug.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

The Guild celebrates its 40th year in 2019.  The NSW Branch invites members to create a mat, including some ruby coloured thread, gimp, ground edge, or whatever.  Mats should 9 x 9cm and can be any shape.