Bobbin Lace at Lacis

The third Saturday of every month, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Participation is Free

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LACIS MUISEUM OF LACE AND TEXTILES
2882 Adeline St
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-843-7290

This steadily growing group is geared to all levels of lace makers, who gather, in the lace making tradition, with other lace makers in pursuit of skills as well as camaraderie in this time honored lace technique. Hosted by Maria Jose Munoz and Beth Lysten, all are welcome to learn, share and encourage.

Bring your pillows), projects, queries and enthusiasm and share.

If you are not a lace maker, you are still welcome to see what lace making is all about and how it seduced virtually every level of society. It takes little visual acuity, making it a means for relaxation for all age levels.

If interest persists, you might consider signing up for one of Maria’s lasses.

Hosts:

Maria Jose Munoz learned bobbin lace from her grandmother while growing up in Columbia and later studied Textile Design at Los Andes University in Bogota. While in Columbia, she has instructed and provided technical and design assistance to groups of low-income women and offering bobbin lace seminars to undergraduate students of textile design. She currently teaches on going classes at LMLT.

Beth Lysten, a member of the LMLT Staff was seduced into this craft while living in Cape Town South Africa in 1992, when she stumbled into a small lace museum where she put her hands on the bobbins of a demonstration pillow. Soon an active member of the Cape Lace Guild, bobbin lace became a second language, not just working the patterns of Torchon, Milanese, Schneeburger and others but comfortable enough to express her own designs within these disciplines. When asked why, she relates “my fascination comes in learning an art form with great sensory input - the feel..the sound..the visual delight of the interweaving threads and the satisfaction..as you remove the last pin.

If you have any questions, please email erin@lacis.com, or call the Musuem shop at (510) 843-7290, Monday through Saturday.