Saturday, March 16, 2019

March meeting

This blog writer was on a trip in February and missed last month's meeting of the Cranberry lacers, so it was great to be back with the gang today and be sharing our lace together.

A couple of special parts of today.  I (Arlene) brought with me a large lace and silk tablecloth that I got from the treasure trove of lace donation that was mentioned in the January meeting post.  This was the first time that I was able to spread it out completely, as I don't have the floor space at home! It is about 6 1/2 feet by 7 1/2 feet.  We had interesting conversations about the lace, the silk, the plans for restoration, the possible history (nothing is actually known about it).  It is a marvelous piece, despite the crumbling silk.






Next, Helga brought the order of blue film that was ordered from Europe for guild members and the guild.  One roll needed to be divided in half - a 20 meter roll turned into two 10 meter pieces.  We got to work!



Here was what was on our lace pillows today.  It being the day before St. Patrick's Day, Pat offered a 3-leaf clover pattern for anyone interested!









And, of course, sometimes we just need to spend our time winding bobbins (but we know a beautiful shawl will be the end result, right, Helga?):


We meet every third Saturday of the month for a day of lacing and conversation. We are a group of friendly lacemakers with a range of experience - we are lucky enough to have a professional instructor to teach the beginners and work with the experienced.  Anyone is welcome to join us!  The room we meet in at the library is large with lots of light.  Feel free to email us at cranberrylacers@gmail.com for more information.Cranberry Lacers has been a chartered chapter group of IOLI for 25 years.