7:00 pm at the Congregational Church in Harvard, MA

Lace makers Linda Kukolich and Sue Felshin will be presenting a program on bobbin lace. They will talk about lace making and about the use of lace in the 18th century, when lace reached its peak as a craft and an element of fashion, before mechanization destroyed both the economics of lace making and the social exclusivity of lace for fashion. They will bring examples of lace and works in progress for a demonstration of the techniques. A project will be set up for people to try crossing and twisting some bobbin pairs.

Linda Kukolich first saw bobbin lace in 1983 and loved it so much she had to start right away, learning from a photo copy of a book and making her own (terrible) materials. The materials were So bad, she soon gave it up. After a gap of about a decade, she met Lies Stolk at a lace demo. That lead to weekly classes, access to high quality tools and a variety of patterns and lace styles. She has been making lace ever since.

Sue Felshin started crocheting lace in the 1980s. When she became interested in 18th century reenacting in the 1990s, she switched to bobbin lace, studying under Lies Stolk of Hudson, MA. She has researched 18th century use and styles of lace, has presented programs to reenactors and demonstrated to the public, and when she retires she may finally have time to finish her perennially not-quite-ready webpage on the subject.