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The awards include MBEs for Pat Hollands for her services to badminton and Susanne Thompson, from Helston, who has been recognised for her lace making.
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Barbara, Iloilo (a province in the northern part of the Philippines) that turns bobbin-lace making and embroidery into a sustainable livelihood for women and ex-hansenites.
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Reiterating its commitment to safeguarding and promoting cultural heritage and diversity for the benefit of future generations, the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO launched in September 2013, the Studying Lefkara Embroidery Lace Making Apprenticeship Programme.
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At least three distinct traditions of Lace making in Croatia persist today, centred on the towns of Pag on the Adriatic, Lepoglava in northern Croatia and Hvar on the Dalmatian island of the same name.
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The lace was produced using the Carrickmacross lace-making technique, which originated in Ireland in the 1820s.
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The tradition of lace-making in the village of Lefkara in southeastern Cyprus dates back to at least the fourteenth century.
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Testament to the ability to appreciate multiple influences and incorporate them into one s own culture, lace-making is at the centre of daily life for women of Lefkara and a proud symbol of their identity.
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The second will focus on the diversity of the national, and in particular the Venetian, intangible cultural heritage (such as traditional boats, Venice Carnival, Murano glass- making and Burano lace to the legacy of fine Venetian fabrics and textiles).
UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage, A Living Legacy To Safeguard | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Not that they haven't thought about this: The cardinals are in "choir dress" during the voting, which has translucent lace sleeves under a short red cape, making sleight-of-hand tricks much harder.
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Gore's favorite was her description of an elegant family dinner table in Mississippi with much lace and candles and crystal and the elderly matriarch -- bedecked in rich brocade and a jeweled tiara -- making her way unsteadily to the table after a touch or two of bourbon and Seconal upstairs.
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