Monday, February 17, 2020


The Dallas Lace Society
Fourth Quarter Newsletter
November 2019

Letter from the President

Dear lacemaking friends,

Fall is finally here! Our Christmas Party will be here before we know it. The date is December 14 from noon to 3ish. Stacy has agreed to decorate our room at the library. (Hopefully next year will be at the new library!) Kelly will be taking RSVPs so that we know how many place settings to prepare and she will keep track of who is bringing what for the potluck luncheon.

At the party we will have door prizes, raffle items, and the lace exchange. If you have any items (they do not have to be lace related) to donate for raffle or door prizes, please bring them that day. The lace exchange, in case you are new to this, is as follows: You bring a lace item you have made, wrapped so no one can tell what it is or who it is from, and place it in the center of the table (discretely). Then, after lunch, numbers are drawn and, in turn, each lacer that contributed an item gets to pick an item. We all get to enjoy seeing what everyone has been working on. Even if you are thinking “I’m too new to lace, no one will want my item”, forget that. We still love to have your items and see your progress. We were all there once! or twice! or ………

We enjoyed our demo time at the Plano Quilt Show and did some much needed(?) shopping. Thanks to Debbie, Kathy, Kelly, Linda, Stacy and myself for volunteering. Next came our day at the State Fair. Always a fun and busy time. Thanks to Debbie, Kathy, Kelly, Pat, Stacy and myself for volunteering. Now let’s hope for new members.

We had some beautiful pieces winning prizes in the State Fair this year. For original design in Bobbin Lace, Arthiss won first place with her sunflowers. Kelly won first place for her tatted grape bunch. Lisa won first place in needle lace. Interpreted Bobbin Lace design, Stacy won First Place with her Phoenix, Kathy was Second with her Flamingo, Kelly was Third with her Fish, and Debbie was Honorable Mention with her Fan. Kelly will be posting pictures of the winners and their items. I hope even more of you will participate in 2020.

Of course, Louise’s workshop was a great hit. Thanks to Debbie and Doug for hosting and to all who were able to attend. I’m seeing some delightful items being finished. She will return on Sept 26, 27, and 28 of 2020 so mark your calendar.

Dorothy has offered to teach us Tenerife lace making, and Kathy has invited us to east Texas. Now we just need to pick a date sometime in the early spring of 2020.

The classes and teachers for IOLI 2020 in Mesa, Arizona have not been announced yet, but the hotel is taking reservations. Be sure to mention that you are attending the IOLI convention to get the special rate. It will be at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa and the local phone number is 480 833 5555.

Another workshop opportunity is the Winter Lace Conference in Costa Mesa, California on February 14 through 16. For more details contact Belinda Belisle at WinterLaceConference@gmail.com or visit http://winterlaceconference.com.

Best to you all,
Marilyn


Birthdays

November 5 – Rita Cole
November 5 – Beverly Tschirhart
November 8 – Cathy Morris
December 10 – Rachel Gruber
December 16 – Heather Norris
December 19 – Elena Cola
December 30 – Donna Sheikh-Houssein
January 9 – Linda Cole
January 13 – Vivian Lincoln

Library News

The Dallas Lace Society is your source for all types of bobbin lace books. The Library is available online at ONLINE at LIBIB.COM. If you would like to reserve a copy of any of the books in our library, please contact Arthiss and make arrangements to pick the book up at a meeting or have it mailed directly to you. For any requests or questions, Arthiss can be reached at arthiss.kliever@gmail.com.
Workshops


The class with Louise Colgan was amazing! Thank you Louise for sharing your expertise with such patience and poise.

We are trying to set up a class in the coming spring with Dorothy Morgan, who will be teaching Teneriffe Lace. It will probably be held at Kathy Ogles lake house in East Texas. Stay tuned for information to come.

FYI – We have a Fall Workshop scheduled for Sept. 26 – 28, 2020 with Louise Colgan.

Demos

We will be setting up a demo at C.C. Young in 2020 so stay tuned for details.

DLS Officers

If you are interested in taking a turn, please let us know. Specifically we would love to have someone step into the V.P. role as well as someone to coordinate our demos.

State Fair of Texas Winners!
Congratulations Dallas Lace Society


Arthiss Kliever's Sunflower






Stacy Tacket's Phoenix

Kathy Ogle's Flamingo

Kelly Day's Fish


Debbie Stone's Fan




Lisa Neidinger's Knitted Lace piece

Kelly Day's Grape

The Dallas Lace Society

Invites you to our Annual Christmas Party

December 14th from noon to 3 pm

At the Forrest Green Library


Bring your favorite treat, casserole or other food item to share with the group.


We always have a great raffle of lace supplies and other useful items. Tickets for this will be available at the door. And speaking of door, there will also be some nifty door prizes for everyone. We also have a Lace Exchange so wrap up your handmade lace contribution to exchange to participate.
We hope to see all of you there as it's always a lot of fun to catch up and see members who have to miss many of the meetings!









Membership in The Dallas Lace Society

The cost is only $15 a year. If you have not renewed, please do so ASAP. For questions, contact our new membership chairman Kathy Ogle at
We currently have 34 members.

Meetings – Every Tuesday at Forest Green Library
11 am to 3 pm
*Second Saturday of each month from 1 pm to 4 pm
*barring scheduled library events
Kathy is updating our membership information so please fill out a new form for next year when pay8ig your dues for 2020.

Next business meeting will be Jan. 28th, 2019

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