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Elena Dickson
Mediterranean Knotted Lace: Lace From My Homeland
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Jane Atkinson ~ Contemporary Lace for You
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Traditional Milanese Lace, Jacquie Tinch Traditional Milanese is an
old Italian part lace characterized by a wide variety of ornamented
braids that elegantly curve and scroll to form flowers and
leaves. Working in fine white thread, students will work designs
using decorated braids as popularized by Pat Read. The course will
enable the student to understand and master the basic techniques and
apply skills to different situations and patterns. Jacquie will show
you how to adapt the braids to fit your design and also introduce you
to some newly researched braids and fillings.
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| Self taught in the late 1970’s Jacquie furthered her studies with Pat Read and other leading UK teachers. Jacquie has been teaching lacemaking since 1985. she teaches many different bobbin lace techniques, but Milanese remains her preference. Jacquie has designs published in two books by Pat Read. Her “dragon” won the Individuals’ Trophy in the 2004 Lace Guild ‘Myth or Mystery’ competition. | ||
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Armenian Knotted Lace and Bibilla Flowers, Elena Dickson This course has been designed to give students new to Knotted Lace a basic knowledge of the craft. New students will work samplers to learn techniques that they can apply to the patterns in Elena’s books or other sources. Students can also choose to make Bibilla flowers. By working a bookmark students will learn the traditional techniques used to work petals, flowers, leaves and buds as well as how to assemble them all together. Students will start by learning and practicing the double and reverse knots while making pyramid and leaf shapes. From there will make the flower.
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| Born in Athens Greece to a Greek mother and Scottish father Elena lived in Scotland for 13 years until her family migrated to South Australia in 1959 where she currently resides when she is not travelling. Elena holds a degree from the Adelaide College of Advanced Education (University of South Australia) and has been teaching Knotted (Armenian) Lace since 1985 worldwide. She has written Knotted Lace in the Eastern Mediterranean Tradition and Mediterranean Knotted Lace in 2005. Elena has taught throughout Australia and the United States. Elena has board interests and hobbies that includes numerous other textile traditions. | ||
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Bucks Point for all Levels Bucks
Point is an English bobbin lace derivative of the point ground family
of laces. It is characterized by a delicate ground and a pattern
outlined by a gimp thread. Beginning students will learn point
ground, the catch pin, moving the gimp, honeycomb ground, picots,
headside and footside techniques. Intermediate students will
learn to apply the basic skills to increasingly more difficult patterns
while learning additional skills including honeycomb ground.
Advanced students can select from a wide range of patterns including
florals at varying degrees of difficulty. Students should
indicate whether their level in Bucks point is beginner, intermediate
or advanced. This course will introduce many new patterns
designed by Holly at all levels. |
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| Holly has been a student and teacher of lacemaking for over 37 years. Originally trained in England, she specializes in teaching the 19th century English laces. She has taught and lectured in the United States, Canada and Europe for the International Old Lacers, regional lace guilds, national lace conferences, museums, historical societies, universities and professional organizations. Holly is a leader in teaching the fundamentals underlying lacemaking theory and design. She is the founder of the Finger Lakes Lace Guild and owner of Van Sciver Bobbin Lace, which has served to promote lacemaking worldwide since 1981. | ||
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Repeating Patterns in Contemporary Lace This
course aims to initiate students into the design of Torchon patterns
that repeat like wallpaper – side-to-side and end-to-end. These
may be joined or cut to make scarves, hangings, panels, curtains, belts
or what-you-will. Participants will also learn to evaluate
threads for different projects and plan interesting colour
interpretations. All levels are welcome. |
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| Jane Atkinson has been designing, exhibiting, experimenting with and teaching Contemporary Lace for more than 25 years, in the UK and internationally. She has written two books and published many patterns, and participates in lace festivals across Europe. | ||
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Traditional Binche Lace for All Levels
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| Born in Bruges, Belgium in 1966 Annick Staes. She started her lace instruction at the Kant Centrum at the age of thirteen and after eight years received her diploma. She continued her studies in the English laces with Margaret Power. Bringing a truly interdisciplinary knowledge to her lace instruction, Annick has several books and pattern folios on numerous laces that includes the Flemish straight laces, Bloomwork, Duchesse, Torchon, Cluny and Russian. | ||||
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Torchon With Fine Threads, Kathy Kauffmann This course provides the beginning lacemaker an opportunity to hone their skills with finer threads, color and metallics through the use of familiar stitches on a smaller grid. Pattern choices will include handkerchief edgings and bookmarks. Among the pattern choices will be designs with enough challenge to hold the interest of the lacemaker who wishes to brush up on their skills. Continuing Flanders students will be welcome.
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Kauffmann has been making lace for more than 30 years and has been
teaching for more than 25 years. She started her studies as well
as her teaching career at Le Centre d’Enseignement de la Dentelle in
Paris. She has studied many kinds of lace, including Withof,
Flanders, Honiton, Binche and many others. Over the past several
years she has been concentrating on Flanders and Binche. Lace has
become a very important part of her life. Kathy is a
past-president of OIDFA and co-author of Flanders and Withof in North
America. She has taught at Ithaca and IOLI as well as for various
lace groups around the country and Canada. |
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Withof, and More, Susie Johnson More
fun than you might think, Withof is an exciting contemporary lace
characterized by fine threads, rolled edges, and light and shadow in
highly stylized motifs. This extraordinary lace evolved from Sr
Judith’s Sluis Duchesse roots to become a unique lace which can reflect
the personality of each lacemaker. Lacemakers have begun to
incorporate Withof techniques into their own designs, something that
students in this class would be welcome to do. Students wishing to
continue a different project or lace from a previous class will also be
welcome. Other projects upon request. |
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| Susie studied Withof for many years with Jeannet van Oord, both in the US and the Netherlands, mastering the new techniques as the lace evolved. Her work and understanding of the lace has earned her a Withof teacher's certificate from Sr. Judith, with whom she studied in the Netherlands. Her Withof has been on exhibition in several countries, including the OIDFA conference in the Netherlands. She has been making lace since 1981 and teaching for over 20 years, including teaching a variety of laces at IOLI conventions, the Winter Lace Conference, and the Finger Lakes Lace Days in Ithaca. She has been working as the co-coordinator of the International Poppy Project, a study project of one pattern worked in different laces. | ||||
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Introduction To Bobbin Lacemaking, Jean Jagendorf Beginning
students will learn the lace language and practice several stitches in
a traditional sample tape. Those stitches will then be used to complete
a simple motif ~ a "lace bobbin"~ an original design for this course.
All students will receive a complimentary booklet to keep as a
background reference for further study in traditional lace classes or
for creative exploration with contemporary fiber art designs. Materials
for the Sat/Sun workshop will be provided by the FLLG with the option
to buy the kit at the end of the workshop. This course is being
subsidized by the Finger Lakes Lace Guild allowing for a reduced rate
of $65.00 for a two-day workshop including the Friday reception, all
Saturday activities and Sunday brunch. An optional Monday extension of
this class, for an additional $50.00, will use a "leaf circle motif" to
cover lace sewings, turning stitches, a backstitch variation, adding a
gimp thread, and holes in a trail. Saturday/Sunday registration is
required to take this extension class. |
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| Jean has studied the traditional bobbin laces since 1983 with Holly Van Sciver and numerous Lace Day and IOLI workshop teachers. Designing and exhibiting her 3 dimensional lace sculptures, Jean has lectured on the creative process used in applying bobbin lace techniques with various fibers, other materials, and Plexiglas and acrylic forms. She has taught beginning bobbin lace classes for children and adults. The FLLG logo was designed and executed by Jean in 1989. | ||
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| Workshops run concurrently, so please list your choices in order of preference. Registration applications, accompanied by full payment in U.S. dollars, may be mailed in at any time and will be processed by lottery on August 12th. Applications received after August 12th will be accommodated on a space available basis in the order received. Confirmation of courses and supply lists will be mailed by August 22nd. |
RECEPTION -- Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please indicate number attending ______
(Rank) SATURDAY/SUNDAY WORKSHOPS -- Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
- 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
______ Traditional Milanese Lace, Jacquie Tinch
______ Armenian Knotted Lace and Bibilla Flowers, Elena Dickson
______ Bucks Point for all Levels, Holly Van Sciver
______ Repeating Patterns in Contemporary Lace, Jane Atkinson
______ Traditional Binche Lace for all Levels, Annick Staes
______ Withof and More, Susie Johnson
______ Torchon With Fine Threads, Beyond the Beginning, Kathy Kauffmann
______ Beginning Bobbin Lace, Jean Jagendorf
(Rank) MONDAY WORKSHOPS -- Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
______ Traditional Milanese Lace, Jacquie Tinch
______ Armenian Knotted Lace and Bibilla Flowers, Elena Dickson
______ Bucks Point for all Levels, Holly Van Sciver
______ Repeating Patterns in Contemporary Lace, Jane Atkinson
______ Traditional Binche Lace for all Levels, Annick Staes
______ Withof and More, Susie Johnson
______ Torchon With Fine Threads, Beyond the Beginning, Kathy Kauffmann
______ Beginning Bobbin Lace, Jean Jagendorf
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you need to cancel, please tell us immediately so that someone else may have your place. Requests for refunds must be made in writing to the Registrar and must be postmarked by September 14th. Refunds will be subject to a $10.00 cancellation fee. We will not be able to honor requests for refunds postmarked after September 14th.
| Item | Number of People | Price per Registrant | Total |
| Registration Fee (applicable to workshop registrants only) | $30.00 | ||
| 2-Day Lace Workshop (includes Sunday Brunch) | $140.00 | ||
| Banquet Dinner and Lecture | $35.00 | ||
| Monday Workshop (includes lunch) | $90.00 | ||
| Beginning Bobbin Lace (includes registration fee, tuition and Sunday Brunch) | $65.00 | ||
| Beginning Bobbin Lace (includes registration fee, tuition and Monday Lunch) | $50.00 |
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