Brooklyn Lace Guild will be joining the Kings Fiber Festival at the Old Stone House in conjunction with our new exhibition, “Little Lace: The Work of Brooklyn Lace Guild.” We will have a booth with members’ work, demonstration, and a try-me pillow and our member Jen Chen-su Huang will be offering a free drop-in lace cyanotype making workshop from 2 to 5pm. We will supply materials, but feel free to bring your own lace sample to use as well!

Join us at the Old Stone House (336 3rd St., Brooklyn) for the opening celebration of our exhibition Little Lace: The Work of Brooklyn Lace Guild!

As part of New York Textile Month, Brooklyn Lace Guild and the Textile Arts Center are teaming up to host an open house to showcase the work of our members. Join us at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn (505 Carroll St.) on Saturday, September 28th from 6pm to 9pm to meet our members, watch lacemaking demonstrations, and see our finished work (including bobbin lace, needle lace, tatting, crochet, and more). Our co-founder Devon Thein will showcasing a selection of exquisite antique lace from her collection and generously sharing bits of her extensive knowledge of lace history and construction with visitors. For those who are interested in trying their hand at making lace, we will have a small bobbin lace pillow set up for guests to try a cloth stitch pattern.

If you have been meaning to take a class at TAC or drop by a BLG meeting, or if you are simply interested in beautiful textiles, now is your chance to stop by and say hello! We look forward to seeing you there.

As part of New York Textile Month, please join our co-founder Elena Kanagy-Loux for a lecture at the New York Guild of Handweavers meeting on Saturday, September 28 at 1pm. The lecture will be held at the School of Visual Arts at 133 W 21st St. in Room 602C. Non-Members are welcome to attend for $8!

“In my lecture, I will give a brief introduction to the history and development of bobbin and needle lace in Europe. Although it may evoke the singular image of a frothy bridal veil, lace is really an umbrella term for myriad openwork textile techniques across broad periods and regions of history. I will also discuss my own journey into lace, which began on a trip to Slovenia and Italy in 2012. Since then, I have traveled across over a dozen countries, taking classes, visiting archives, and interviewing modern day lacemakers. The world of lace is vast but elusive, and I hope to give an inspiring glimpse into its depths.

Elena Kanagy-Loux was raised by Mennonites in Tokyo, where she was surrounded by traditional craft and DIY fashion. After receiving her BFA in Textile Design from FIT, she won a grant which funded a four-month trip to study lacemaking across Europe in 2015. Upon returning to NYC, she co-founded the Brooklyn Lace Guild, and began teaching bobbin lace classes at the Textile Arts Center. She recently completed her MA in Costume Studies at NYU where she wrote her thesis on modern lacemaking culture. Currently she is the Collections Specialist at the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

The first exhibition of its kind in US history, “Lace, Not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art From Lacemaking Techniques” shatters stereotypes about traditional lace and its usage, and shines a light on skilled artists from around the globe who use lace as their medium. Curated by Brooklyn Lace Guild co-founder Devon Thein, the Hunterdon Art Museum will host an opening on September 23rd from 3 to 5pm including an introduction by the curator as well as the lighting of the renowned lace Urchins by Choi+Shine. All are encouraged to join! Don’t miss this momentous event in lace history.

Join us for a lecture by lacemaker Fiona Harrington on the history of the development of the lace industry in her native Ireland. Fiona will be following her presenting with a Q&A and demonstration of Irish Kenmare needle lace and Carickmacross lace. Hosted by the Textile Arts Center as part of New York Textile Month - you don’t want to miss it!

Join our co-founder Elena Kanagy-Loux for a lecture on the intersections between lace and death throughout history, in the eerily beautiful House of Wax Bar. FREE to the public! Some highlights will include hanging bobbins, the scandalous story behind yellow lace, and even some widely circulated tales of "death by lace."