Bushy Run Battlefield plans lace-making program
A woman who has studied with lacemaking experts in the United States and Europe will present a program on making lace and how it has changed over the centuries at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Bushy Run Battlefield Museum along Route 993 in Penn Township.
Marion Warzel of Ligonier will lead the audience through the process and the skill of making lace. Samples of lace will be on display. After the presentation, the audience members will have the opportunity to try simple lacemaking.
Warzel has been making lace for more than 30 years and has been teaching for eight years at her home and through Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. Warzel became interested in bobbin lace while attending a local historical festival and has participated in the International Poppy Project, a traveling lace exhibit in which 30 lacemakers interpreted a common design using different techniques.
Tickets prices are $5 for Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society members and $10 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite at eventbrite.com/e/history-speaks.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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