Communication

The Lace Marathon – Links, Supplies & Patterns

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If you registered for the Marathon before June 18th you should have recently received an email from VirtualWorkshops@thelacemuseum.org with the subject “Lace Marathon – Links, Supplies, Patterns.” It includes the Zoom links and access to folders where all the recordings and other materials will be. If you didn’t get this email and it’s not in your Spam folder, please contact VirtualWorkshops@thelacemuseum.org.  If you register in the next few days, you will receive a confirmation email from Shopify and also the “Lace Marathon – Links, Supplies, Patterns” email soon after that.

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The Lace Marathon registration is LIVE!

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The schedule, basic information, class photos and descriptions, and the Registration link are all here. You will need to Register with a form and also Purchase the event through Shopify. (The form has a link to Shopify and Shopify has a link to the form.)

If you’re reading this, your virus-checker hasn’t blocked our webpage, but if your friends are trying to get in and can’t, could you let them know that a few virus-checkers seem to be upset about our increased traffic and are blocking us? Two security sites (Sucuri and Safeweb) have checked numerous times and our site is fine, no malware, but it is taking some time for Sucuri to convince Norton, Avast, CRDF and AVG that we’re okay. If they can’t get to the website, all the same information is in the Shopify description and a linked PDF file. Feel free to share the registration link with them.

If you have any questions, please email marathon@thelacemuseum.org.

Welcome! We hope you enjoy the lace marathon.

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Update: Night and Day: A Lace Marathon

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Celebrate the longest (or shortest) day of the year – June 21, 2025 – by lacing all through the night, and day, and night…

The schedule and some details are posted here.

Photos of the projects are coming in late March, and registration should open in mid April. Running a bit late, but stay tuned.

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Night and Day: A Lace Marathon

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Celebrate the longest (or shortest) day of the year – June 21, 2025 – by lacing all through the night, and day, and night…

10 classes … 30 straight hours … $60

Details available in late February. Registration open from late March through June 19.

Join as many virtual classes as you can live, but don’t worry, they will all be recorded. Registrants will have access to all the recordings for 1 full year.

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In Memoriam: Ele Schwartz – Leader, Teacher and Creator

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Eleanor Schwartz, affectionately know as Ele, passed away on July 3, 2023. She was an exemplary leader for The Lace Museum, an extraordinary teacher of lace techniques, and an energetic creator in various lace methods.

Ele was an integral part of our museum’s day to day operations. She encouraged so many students and intrigued countless visitors with her vast knowledge and dedication. Ele will be sorely missed, but fondly remembered in all that she created around her.

There will be a memorial service for Ele on Friday, July 28 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 15885 Los Gatos Almaden Rd., Los Gatos, California 95032. The memorial service will take place at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary followed by a luncheon in the Fireside Room. All who knew Ele are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, Ele’s family welcomes donations either to Holy Cross Lutheran Church or The Lace Museum. Donations made be by check or online. Details can be found here: Holy Cross Lutheran Church or The Lace Museum.

Please visit our memorial page for Ele for an in-depth view of her contributions to The Lace Museum and her students.

Exciting News for The Lace Museum

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Here in Silicon Valley there was a brisk change in business and traffic patterns in the decade leading up to 2020.  We have been planning some changes to keep our business relevant and our mission strong. The pandemic accelerated some of those changes as we created a robust online presence with our web shops,  virtual workshops, virtual exhibits,  social media and even virtual volunteers.  We are very proud that The Lace Museum has thrived as we supported and connected the global community of lace makers.  We happily announce a new location for the museum at 200 Brown Road, Fremont, CA.

Making this move is a great opportunity, putting us in a position to begin implementing other plans that the pandemic had forced us to pause.

  • Putting our collection online. Since 2010 we have catalogued our entire collection of lace into a database with the goal of putting it online.  We will now focus on producing high quality images of each piece as the next step to prepare for the online database. The scope of this endeavor will make it a multi-year project.
  • Moving to a nicer facility. Our new headquarters will allow us to support all of our volunteers, as well as continue the conservation of our collection, run in person classes and workshops, house a permanent display, and provide a meeting place for local makers. The new location will have dedicated space to facilitate photographing the collection.
  • Introducing new member benefits. In 2024, we plan to provide members with personal viewings of pieces from our collection and the ability to use our research archive.

We will continue to be open in our current location through October 1st, 2022.

We will re-open in Spring 2023 at 200 Brown Road, Fremont, CA. At our new location, we will be open the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, as well as by appointment.

As a teaching museum, we will continue our in-person workshops and classes as regularly scheduled throughout the transition.

Passing of Co-Founder Cherie Helm

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Cherie Martineau Helm, one of The Lace Museum’s co-founders, passed away in January 2022. Throughout her life, Cherie was an avid collector, specializing in antiques, textiles, and especially handmade lace. It was her interest in lace that she, along with Gracie Larsen, became co-founders of The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale. The museum is devoted to preserving, displaying, and teaching the art and history of lacemaking. Cherie enjoyed making bobbin lace, tatting and needle lace. She developed her own style of lace that she named Martineau Tape Lace. She shared her interest in lace with enthusiasm, demonstrating and teaching others how to make needle lace. She was known during her time at the museum for her exquisite Christmas ornaments.

Please visit Cherie’s memorial page for more details of her life.