In case there are lace makers within reach of New Haven Connecticut who do not belong to the New England Lace group, I am including below a message members of the NELG received. It has been approved for sharing by Elena (an Arachne member, and presenter of this program at Yale) for sharing with Arachne members. For those of you who have not met her, see the photo on page 39 of your just-received IOLI Bulletin - with the Flying Mosque on the cover.  Elena says: We are very excited about the event and will be sharing pictures for those who can't attend. If anyone who is unable to attend my workshop is interested in taking a class, I will give them the information!  Following is summary of announcement Jeri received from Jill Hawkins of NELG, without quotation marks:  I have just been made aware of a workshop that is being offered by the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut on Friday morning, May 18. During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore representations of lace in the Centerâs collections and observe the process of making handmade lace.  The museum has invited a lace maker from the Brooklyn Lace Guild to demonstrate how lace is made; please register on the Center's website. I would like the public to know that there is a very active lace community in New England and that travel to NYC is not required if they want to learn.  More information can be found on the Center(s) website: https://britishart.yale.edu/event/lace-unveiled-workshop   Once you have viewed the site above, you will understand why I (Jeri) wrote to Elena about a book I reviewed in 2013: In fine Style - The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion, by Anna Reynolds. It was ordered by quite a few Arachne members, and all seemed very pleased with it. Lace content.  Following my private note to Elena, here is what she replied:Â
Jeri, it's a lovely coincidence that you share Anna Reynolds' book - she is the current fellow at the Costume Institute and I recently consulted with her to identify lace in the John Singer Sargeant portraits she is researching. She gave a fascinating talk that Devon and I attended as well. I have perused her book but I don't have a copy yet - I will have to add it to my wishlist!  The above is an illustration of how one of you might take over some lace news reporting, so I can cut back. To be relevant, news like the above needs to get to Arachne members in a timely manner.  Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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/
