Limerick Lace

The Knitting & Stitching Show launches in Belfast at the TEC, from 7-10 November 2024–bringing together a combination of quality craft exhibitors,workshops, demonstrations, inspiring textile galleries and more!Use code GOIL24 to save £2* at checkout! #K&S2024

Also the same lace-related #AugustCraftMonth and #HeritageWeek events in calendar format: #LacesofIreland @creativeirl @LimerickArts #CreativeCommunities lacesofireland.ie/events/

We now have a full all-island list of lace-related #AugustCraftMonth and #HeritageWeek events on the #LacesofIreland website. Our project is supported by @creativeirl and @LimerickArts #CreativeCommunities lacesofireland.ie/august-craft-m…

We have a busy #AugustCraftMonth and #HeritageWeek:

Today, Friends of lace Limerick set up a lace exhibition in the window of the Bank of Ireland on O'Connell St. in Limerick! Thanks a million to @bankofireland for hosting us! Go check it out when you are passing by!

The Amazing Lace Symposium programme is now online and tickets are on sale! 23 March, Absolute Hotel Limerick! Check our website for details!#Limericklace

There are now 10 videos in the #LacesOfIreland #HeritageWeek2023 series - you can watch them all here: @LacesofIreland" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@LacesofIreland #AugustCraftMonth2023

Tony O'Malley's interview with Live95 Limerick Today is now available as a podcast: shows.acast.com/live-95-limeri… via @acast #augustcraftmonth2023 #heritageweek2023

Also, check our new video material on #LacesofIreland: heritageweek.ie/projects/laces…

Does your family have any lace hidden away? A family heirloom, or something you have acquired at some point that you wonder about. Bring it in, and we'll advise you how to mind it! #HeritageWeek2023 heritageweek.ie/event-listings…

Always wanted to know how Limerick lace is made? Here's your chance to learn! #heritageweek2023 heritageweek.ie/event-listings…

Come join us for a talk by Dr. Matthew Potter on an important lace collection #heritageweek2023 heritageweek.ie/event-listings…

An extremely important archive of digital resources related to lace, including several articles on Irish laces: www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weavi…

And a reminder that our get-together is happening this Saturday!

Excellent initiative of Fibreshed Ireland, as part of the #DesignWeek: fibreshedireland.ie/projects/sympo…

We are organising a Lacemakers Get-Together on Saturday, 5 November, at Fablab Limerick in UL City Campus (former Dunnes building). Come along for a chat, a cuppa, lace demonstrations and a lace book exchange!

Interested in learning bobbin lace in a supportive environment with an excellent tutor? Join us in Headford Co. Galway on the weekend of 24 September for our beginners class! #lacemaking #bobbinlace

This is the book we mentioned: omahonys.ie/r_prod_info.ph…

And a bit more: @FearStairLmk @DeirdreAPower

A lacemaker at work using a big frame more than 70 years ago!