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Charter Chapter of International Old Lacers, Inc.

The guild’s purpose: Promote interest in fine old laces and to preserve them for posterity; study the history of lace; learn the names of laces; make laces; and hold lace exhibits. Meetings are held from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM on the third Saturday of the month at: Pasadena Christian Church

789 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107 There are two exceptions: Annual FLG Lace Day replaces the November meeting and the December meeting is held on the first Saturday of December. President: Julia Brock Membership VP: Louise Rozansky Program VP: Sylvia Fellows Secretary: Lynn Oliver Treasurer: Alan Brown Historian: Lucie Cofield Refreshments Coordinator: Joanne Andre Demonstrations: Bill McConnell Demo Hours: Rita Taylor Lace Day Co-Chairs: Julia Brock, Joanne Andre Newsletter: Virgadean Richmond Librarian: Vibs Clausen Website: Rayne & Lance Wilcox Please submit newsletter information: virgrich94@hotmail.com by the 4th Saturday of the month. For more lace info please see freewaylaceguild.org or internationaloldlacers.org

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Have you ever wondered how bobbin lace emerged from other textile techniques? Kim Davis will be giving us a short presentation on the emergence of bobbin lace. You are then welcome to try to make a simple piece of 16th Century lace. You will only need 4 pairs of bobbins!

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I was sorry I couldn't attend the April meeting. I had a parade to help run. It was exciting, but I thought of you and missed being with you. I heard that many were ill. Hope you are better now. I heard that two newbies were at the meeting and have started to wind bobbins. I will be excited to see the Blackwork that Alan started with some of you. Kim Davis will be at the meeting teaching in May. She has some patterns from the 1800's that will be exciting to try. Sign up with Silvia to get in the class. Extra classes will be at Maria's on Friday and Sunday. I am excited about finally displaying at a fair. I will have some lace at San Bernardino County fair in Victorville this month. I also have some lace on display at the Rangsdorff House in Mountain View. Don't forget to give Rita your hours ASAP. See you in May. Keep Lacing,

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Maria Provencher called the April 20, 2013 meeting of the Freeway Lace Guild to order at 10:35a. Prez Julia was directing the horse units at the Riverside Salute to Veterans parade. Long-time member Jean Brown was welcomed back. The minutes were approved as written. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Treasurer-Alan reported a balance of $11,258. It was reported that Julia had paid the deposit for Lace Day. Volunteer Hours-Rita says we have approximately 5,938 hours. She would like more specificity in the information. Perhaps the form needs to be redesigned. Library-Vibs was off adding to her demo hours by lacing at the Scandinavian Festival. Maria wanted it noted that she DID locate her three library books! She will turn them in next month. A member lost our copy of Starting Needlepoint Lace. Maria located a hardcopy of this out-of-print book which she is willing to sell to the guild for $35. This was approved by a majority of the thirteen present. Demonstrations-Bill noted that the Scandinavian Festival is today. Both Renaissance Fairs have started. He will be in Monrovia on Mother’s Day Sunday. Members are welcome to join him. The San Bernardino County Fair takes place May 25-June 2. July sees the Hedgehogs at the Orange County Fair. Lace Day-This will be our seventh year in the “Things That Hum” series: 2007-Bluebirds, ‘08 Cardinal, ‘09 Dove, ‘10 Hummingbird, ‘11 Butterfly, and ‘12 Dragonfly. A Robin Red Breast was suggested. Discussion was held about returning to a lace exchange versus a lace display. It was decided to do both and to have a lace bookmark contest featuring the Best Use of Color. Bookmarks may be executed in any lace technique. Perhaps one of the teachers that day will agree to judge. Program-Sylvia presented the calendar for the rest of the year; Today, Alan Brown will teach Blackwork, May-Kim Davis presents Early Picots and Plaits. There are already 7 registered for the 12 available spots. The form is in the newsletter. June 15-Virgadean Richmond and Libby Wilcox present Knitted Lace, while Sylvia instructs how to cover a roller pillow. Cost for Sylvia’s class is $25. It includes the roller pillow and fabric. You may bring your own fabric if you like. Limited to 8 students. July 20-Tenneriffe with Bill McConnell. August 17-Tatted Greeting Cards. September 21-Tape Lace Hedgehog or Reticella needlelace. October 19-Gillian Dye Renaissance Lace (Form is in the newsletter.), November 2-Lace Day, December 7-Holiday Bash. OLD BUSINESS ♥A special thank you to Cynthia for assisting with the kumihimo class by sharing her beautiful beaded pieces. �If you don’t belong to IOLI, you might want to consider joining. In addition to the four annual copies of the Bulletin, this year’s convention will be held in Utah, next year in Sacramento. It’s not often they are held so close to home. Since Utah will feature tatting teachers, here is a chance for bobbin lacers to take their dream class. NEW BUSINESS �Start saving now for OIDFA 2014 in Australia. �Clip on magnifying classes in varying strengths are now available at reasonable prices in quilt shops (about $10, 2X-6X). ♥Name Tags-Sylvia suggested that since we have several new members and some of us have fading memories, we wear nametags. Beginning May, anyone wearing a needlework nametag will earn a drawing ticket. Tag-less members may make a $1.00 donation for a ticket. Due to the length of some names, tags need not be lace (however this would be very creatively interesting), but must be a needlework technique--NOT paper! SHOW ‘N TELL Sylvia-several torchon edgings from Ulricke Voelckler and Claire Burckhardt. Jean B.-examples of nametags Priscilla-a tatted piece done with just the shuttle from the Proficiency in Tatting course. Betty Jo-lace owl on one of her newly refurbished lace pillows. She has been redoing most of her pillows. Maria, Eva and Abby-worked a Beds oval floral project containing rolled tallies and leaves worked with over 200 pairs! Also a Hinojosa flower from Lia that her grandson Caleb worked on. Alan-has the knitting bug. He made an American flag hat for his wife and because she liked it so much he made a scarf to go with it and also one for himself. Libby-was just about finished with the taupe Orenburg shawl she was knitting to wear to prom in a few days. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 to Alan’s Blackwork pincushion class. Note: the pattern in the newsletter was simply an example of the technique. It was not the actual project.

Submitted, Lynn L. Oliver, Secretary

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Sylvia’s lace edging

Priscilla and Tatting pattern

Maria and Eva Fergoda's beds piece which was started with Yvonne Schelle Kerkoff in 2010. This one had over 200 pairs on it

at one time.

Hinojosa flower in progress with Caleb Hildebrant age 8

Alan’s hats

Alan’s scarf also

Alan wearing his hat and scarf.

Sylvia’s work

SylviaSylviaSylviaSylvia’s Corner’s Corner’s Corner’s Corner Guest Teacher for April! Kim Davis We have a rare treat coming to us this month: Kim Davis is visiting us from Northern California. She is currently the Bobbin Lace Editor for the IOLI Bulletin. Kim has been studying early laces since 2005, and has done a great deal of experimental reconstruction of old laces researching the original methods of production. She has also been teaching wire bobbin lace since 2008. An elementary school teacher by profession, Kim has a particular interest in developing strategies to teach lacemaking to children. Have you ever wondered how bobbin lace emerged from other textile techniques? Kim will be giving us a short presentation on the emergence of bobbin lace. You are then welcome to try to make a simple piece of 16th Century lace. You will only need 4 pairs of bobbins! This class will be an Old lace pattern suitable for #32 wire or Tatting thread. Titano metallic thread can also be used. It can be expanded into a bracelet. Bring your supplies, sturdy pins, and $15 for the class and pattern. Extra sessions are available at Maria's on Friday May 17th and Sun May 19th. See April FLG newsletter. Future Programs (all classes $5): Sylvia Fellows

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IOLI has expanded the times that can be used as volunteer hours. We need to keep track of these hours to be able to keep our Non-profit status. Rita collects these hours and reports them the first week of May to the regional coordinator. As you work in lace, these are the areas you can report your hours worked as volunteer hours: Report all hours that no monetary amount has been received for participation. 1. Demonstrating lace - place and date _________ 2. Travel time involved to and from event; not miles _________ 3. Preparation time preceding event/set up/take down _________ 4. Gratis teaching _________ 5. Programs presented i.e. lectures exhibits etc. _________ 6. Board member(s) hours _________ 7. Charter Chapter Officer(s) hours _________ 8. All hours not listed above; List what hours are for. _________ Need more space? List on back of form. Or, if emailing add a page. Example: Time spent making lace items to donate Rita has our book and we thank her for all the time she spends on this project.

There will be a potluck at the May Meeting. Kim Davis will be our reason to make it a Party! Bring if you can. Julia

What’s Happening in Your Neighborhood?What’s Happening in Your Neighborhood?What’s Happening in Your Neighborhood?What’s Happening in Your Neighborhood? A variety of unique events at the Rengstorff House are planned throughout 2013, including a Lovely Lace exhibit in the Spring/Summer (April 28 – July 24). May 19, 2013 Fingers Tied: A Loop and Lace Event 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm featuring lace demonstrations (a nice opportunity for some demo hours). On behalf of all of us from the Shoreline Division of the City of Mountain View, please accept our best wishes for a happy, healthy and engaging new year! Kristina Perino Rengstorff House ~ Shoreline at Mountain View

Fiber Arts Fiesta 2013 - Albuquerque, NM May 23,24,25, 2013 For more info www.fiberartsfiesta.org Monrovia Historical Museum needs Lace makers: May 12th, Mother's Day, 10:00 am- 4:00pm Each year the Monrovia Old House Preservation Society organizes the "Old Homes Tour" and the Historical Museum participates. This year the emphasis will be a learning process so we are seeking artisans to be on site at each venue. Since the exhibit will be "Lace; Babies to Brides", I'm looking for people who could demonstrate lace making throughout the day. Contact Bill McConnell if able to help. traumadr@verizon.net Courtyard and Garden 742 East Lemon Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016 Phone (626) 256 – 8246

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Chart for Lace Identification - Jeppesom, Britta Dorothy Pattern Design for Torchon Lace - Atkinson, Jane Filet Crochet - Kettelle, F. W. Filet Crochet Vol. 2 - Kirchmaier, Hugo W DVD Pictures - IOL Conv. 2010, Los Angeles, California Hardanger Stitchers Treasures - Love, Janice Knitted Lace - Piecework May/June 1995 Starting Needlepoint Lace - Grimwood, Valerie A Colorful Spin on an Ancient Craft (Temari balls) - Suess, Barbara B. In The Eastern Mediter. Trad. (Video) - Dickson, Elene Knotted Lace (Video) - Dickson, Elene

If you have any of these books please return them at the next meeting.

Newsletter Corrections: Please forward any newsletter corrections to me at virglace94@gmail.com.