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I don't know if anyone else has ever been to the Oklahoma lacers annual OCT Lace Embrace events or is looking for a new commemorative "lace" Tee shirt they are taking orders now from here: Triple P Solutions | Promotional Products & Apparel | Bartlesville, OK - Showrooms

August 30 is the order deadline. 

If anyone is interested in shared shipping - let me know! I'll be ordering 8/4.

Someone just mentioned this on Instagram, and I had forgotten about it.

I would like to go in August before it closes on the 24th.

From Pineapple to Pañuelo

Philippine Textiles

If anyone wants to plan a day to go after the IOLI convention, let me know. I'll be going from the Boston area.

You have to see this pillow. 

https://chaos.social/@glowl/114852290226261625

OIDFA-USA is fundraising to help defray the cost of the congress in Bulgaria.  We are selling luggage tags.  Please find more information and the form at OIDFA-USA.org.  Thanks!

Sumiko Tray

Josee Poupart's tallies session described a great book on tallies--a wide variety of them, really fascinating strategies. 

It is in French, but she said the Google translate was great. Diagrams looked really effective.

I will probably buy one for the library and maybe one for myself. If anyone else is interested we can bundle them for shipping to the US perhaps?

https://dentellieresdusudouest.com/tarifs-des-publications/

It is "TOUS LES POINTS D’ESPRIT… PLUS D’AUTRES ENCORE NOUVEAU 30 €"

I won't get to it right away--not urgent. Tell me by July 1 if you want to have your own. It's also challenging sometimes to do EU orders because they don't take the regular credit card or Paypal things. I might also need some help in French from some of you--we'll see. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb7_f01YukS_HBjxBg44PQwtT0mBOdPsid7zCpUXhv-fYc1Q/viewform

Interesting lace history presentation.

Seventeenth century lace: "a pretty toy now greatly in request": a talk given to the West of England Costume Society at Bath, 22 nd March 2025

By Pat Poppy

I found this nice black bobbin lace piece in addition to 14 wide men's ties to make a jeans skirt for my daughter. Now I need to find a nice white shirt worthy of it!

A nice article about the inclusion of lace on the endangered species list for crafts, apparently.

A Fragile Thread: Why Bobbin Lacemaking Must Not Be Lost

I'm considering ordering a name tag with my name and "New England Lace Group" on it to wear for demonstrations. There are quite a few options on Etsy, including a wooden one, and the choice of magnets or pins. Thoughts?