Please note the location will be the Sturbridge Federated Church (next to the Sturbridge Library). Attendees should enter by the double doors on the side of the church (on Maple Street). We will have access from 10:30 a.m., so please come early to visit with your lace making friends. Please register for this event so we know how many to expect.
After the program, please stay and make lace together. This is an opportunity to share our work in progress and to get help from others. Those who are new(er) to lacemaking and need some coaching or advice will be able to sit with a more experienced lace maker for assistance. Please note, this is not intended to be formal teaching, but a way to help less experienced lacemakers.
Program:
This month we will have a guest speaker, Amanda Flynn Rumney of Dirty Blue Shirts, presenting: "Lása an Ghorta Mhóir: Irish Famine Lace and the Rise of Crochet in 19th Century America”
Explore the history of Irish lace from 18th century bobbin lace to mid-19th century crochet. Through period examples and recreations of collars, reticules, and more, this program follows crochet's journey from a means of survival to high Victorian fashion.
Amanda Flynn Rumney approaches living history as an archaeologist, teacher, writer, and genealogist. In 2015, she received her MA in Archaeology: Museum & Artefact Studies from Durham University in the UK. She has been an avid crocheter for over 20 years and began exploring the fiber art's Irish heritage in 2016. When not crocheting or cataloging some old thing, she combines her experiences in education, material culture, and document-based research to create unique living history experiences.
NOTE: There will be no business meeting this month.
