August 16 and 23, 2008, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Name: Beginning Needle Lace (A two-part
class)
Class Duration: Saturdays, August 16 and 23, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Fee: $100.00 for two sessions ($110.00 after August 9)
Registration
can be done by e-mail,
mail,
phone (510) 843-7290 or in person at the Museum.
Printable
Registration Form
Class Location:
Lacis Museum of Lace and
Textiles
LacisMuseum.org
2982 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-843-7290
General Workshop Description:
Needle lace is worked in a
nearly
infinite variety of designs, in a great variety of stitches, but all of
them are based on a simple buttonhole stitch. In this class you will
learn the five basic steps to making needle lace: how to prepare the
backing fabric, couch the outline thread, make decorative filling
stitches, the cordonette or finishing stitches, and how to free the
finished lace from the backing.
Students will create a needle lace
sampler to learn
some of the most beautiful lace stitches, such as corded Brussels,
Point de Venise, Ardenza Point, Pea Stitch, Pyramid, Point
d’Espagne, Cinq Point de Venise, four-hole Diamond, picot
edging,
and couronnes ring.
Materials List:
The
instructor will provide
materials for the first class session: handout, thread, needles,
backing, and pattern. Students will select threads and materials to
purchase and bring to the second class.
Materials to Bring to Class:
Fine scissors
Thimble
Crochet Hook, size 8 or 10
Notebook
Pen or pencil
For the second class session, students will bring their own threads to
create a sampler of needle lace stitches.
All supplies are available in the museum shop.
Instructor:
Katrina Middleton is a lacemaker who
learned to tat
more than 20 years ago and became fascinated with all forms of lace,
but it is needle lace that “takes her breath away.”
Katrina
has studied needle lace with Paula Harten of The Lace Museum in
Sunnyvale, and Nancy Evans, needle lace editor for the IOLI Bulletin.
She is an active member of the Sacramento area Gold Country Lacemakers
Guild and hosts a needle lace group that meets monthly. She is also a
member of IOLI and OIDFA.