Dear Arachnids, I hope you are all well!
My husband and I are taking a rather last-minute trip to Antwerp next week to visit dear friends and to see the spectacular lace exhibition at MoMU and several other museums. I am planning to see several friends and colleagues in Antwerp including the curator Frieda Sorber. Sadly we will not have time to visit Brugge or any other Belgian cities, but we have lots to see in Antwerp! I was just reading up on the history of Saint Catherine's Day in preparation for the Brooklyn Lace Guild meeting tonight, when I read this article by David Hopkin on Lace in Context: https://laceincontext.com/keeping-cattern-in-flanders/ As it turns out, I will be in Antwerp on Saint Catherine's eve and day! I would love to participate in local festivities with the lace community if there are any still happening. Does anyone know of any guilds/lacemakers in Antwerp that still celebrate? Thanks so much! Best Wishes, Elena -- Elena Kanagy-Loux She/Her Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of World Textiles Co-Editor Volume 3, Non-Wovens - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
