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Exciting day today ... I’m starting to create the new NCLG website! I’ve got all the old content and will be reformatting and reposting a lot of it in the next couple of weeks
Please note that the committee have come to the decision that 2020 is a write off. From the comments from HCA we can't see the community centre being in a position to comply with the regulations for our number of members before 2021.![]()
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We have abandoned all hope of any meetings taking place before 2021. The tutors and suppliers have been contacted and have been asked if they could re-arrange dates for 2021. They all seem to be quite relieved as giving a talk in a face mask is not the best thing to look forward to.![]()
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So, please be advised that there will be no meetings, or courses for NCLG this year and Pillowtalk will only resume in March 2021.![]()
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We are hoping to resume meetings in 2021, with luck it may be January, and hold the AGM in May.![]()
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Helen will update everyone in a round robin message for those with email and paper notification for those who don't.![]()
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New dates and details of courses, speakers and suppliers will be posted as soon as things are sorted.
The next time I’m able to offer a Belgian laces course for the group one of the options will be to work this butterfly from Brugge lace flowers and leaves. I took the pins out this morning. The pattern is by Lieve Pollet and is the first pattern released as part 2 of A P-Lace Together, a new pattern is released ever week. In part 1 most of the patterns were Torchon.
In April and June I should have been running a split Saturday course on Torchon mats for the group, obviously this couldn't take place. I gave those registered the opportunity to try the the pattern they had chosen from written instructions and videos of the finishing which was a new method. Most people decided to give it a try! So far Ann, Mary, Helen and Heather have sent me photos of their finished work. As typical lacemakers they have all told me things they aren't happy with but I think they've done really well, not only have they been learning new things but they've had to learn in a new way for them through video. Hopefully more photos to follow and you will be able to see them in person when we are able to meet again.![]()
I've learnt too ... I'd only done one lace video before and like those who have finished their mats I knew it could be better ... the final photo is my iPad over my pillow on a flexible arm - just where I wanted it to give a good view of the work - much better. I'm going to go back and redo the first video again at some point