All you have to do is follow our blog and leave a comment below.
Winner will be drawn on January 1, 2014 at 5pm central time. Good luck!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Win a 2014 Northern Lights Lacemakers Calendar
Start out the New Year by winning a 2014 Northern Lights Lacemakers calendar!
All you have to do is follow our blog and leave a comment below.
Winner will be drawn on January 1, 2014 at 5pm central time. Good luck!
All you have to do is follow our blog and leave a comment below.
Winner will be drawn on January 1, 2014 at 5pm central time. Good luck!
Friday, December 27, 2013
December 29th Get Together
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm (drop in any time between 1:30 and 4:30)
Parking is along the west side of the building and we are in the large meeting room downstairs. Hope to see you there! If you want to drop by for a shorter time, Mary puts the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm. Dainties are optional but very welcome.
See you on Sunday!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 Get Together
This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is along the west side of the building and we are in the large meeting room downstairs.
Hope to see you there!
If you want to drop by for a shorter time, Mary puts the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm. Dainties are welcome, optional.
Not a member? No problem. Drop in any time and see what we’re all about. We’d love to see you.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Sunday October 27th Meeting Cancelled
Our Sunday October 27th meeting is cancelled.
We will meet again in November as scheduled.
See you in November!
We will meet again in November as scheduled.
See you in November!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
August 2013 Newsletter
Click here for a printable version.
Monthly Newsletter
Greetings to the Northern Lights
Lacemakers!
This coming Sunday is our regular
lace group get together.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
St.
Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is along the west side of the
building. Hope to see you there! If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we
put the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm.
Dainties are welcome, optional.
Save the Date!
Our 7th Annual Fall Retreat will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from
9:30 to 4:30 and Sunday Nov. 3, from 1:30 to 4:30 at St. Peter’s Anglican
Church. Optional plans can be developed
for “off site” activities Friday pm and Saturday pm. Details to follow!
Websites:
In Google:
type in the words “lace images”. Each
photo is a link to a website. There is
one image from the May newsletter, saved in our blog, with photo credit and
link to the original website. Fun!
Museum on
Burano island, off the coast of Venice, Italy.
See English button for translation.
Link to
shopping at a lace store in old Quebec City.
Our Blog
Link: http://northernlightslacemakers.blogspot.com/
Facebook: Search in
Google, using ‘Northern Lights Lacemakers’ to view. If you haven’t done so, consider joining
Facebook (free) to connect with others online. (and connect to our own online
pages of course!)
Friday, July 26, 2013
July 2013 Newsletter
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Click here for a printable version of the newsletter.
This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
St.
Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is along the west side of the
building. Hope to see you there! If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we
put the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm.
Dainties are welcome, optional.
Save the Date!
Our 7th Annual Fall Retreat will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from
9:30 to 4:30 and Sunday Nov. 3, from 1:30 to 4:30 at St. Peter’s Anglican
Church. Optional activities can be
developed for “off site” activities Friday pm and Saturday pm. Details to follow!
Folklorama : “Experience
the energy of Folklorama, the largest and longest running
multicultural festival of its kind in the world!” Website: www.folklorama.ca
Here is your chance to visit the many pavilions
that feature Lace in some form, either in costumes, demonstrations or displays.
It runs for two weeks, August 4-17, with kick off the Forks.
We’ve been invited to demonstrate bobbin lacemaking
at the Belgian Pavilion and perhaps generate some interest in fall classes! It will run during Week 2, August 11 – 17, Sunday
to Saturday. View the photo gallery on
the blog to see some photos. More to be added!
Biographies: If you haven’t taken the opportunity to write
your biography, please add it to the ever growing list! Share your ‘lace’ experience. Sample ideas: what sparked your interest,
when you started, favourite kinds, travel to various lacemaking sites or
museums, significant classes and/or lesson books that helped you learn. Please include a photo or two.
Biographies are
kept in plastic sleeves in a binder and are generally one page to two pages,
including photos. Received from Bev,
Donna, Ewa, Jocelyn, Mary, Michelle, Rose Anne, Shirley, Yvonne...
Websites:
Newsletter
photo image credit, lace and beading combinations, link to blog site.
Our Blog
Link: http://northernlightslacemakers.blogspot.com/
Facebook: Search in
Google, using ‘Northern Lights Lacemakers’ to view. If you haven’t done so, consider joining
Facebook (free) to connect with others online. (and connect to our own online
pages of course!)
Saturday, July 20, 2013
“Nutcracker” series of designs
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| |The Nutcracker! |
If you know of anyone who would be keen to learn a “new technique”, they are welcome to drop in to her shop.
Her address is: Needlepoint Place, 515 Osborne St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. R3L 2A9 She has a number of lace samples on display.
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| The Mouse King |
Ewa is also an artist, and has been very busy designing new projects for needlepoint. She does custom hand-painted canvas designs. All you need to do is send her a photo and she will create a one-of-a-kind design for you.
To order, please contact Ewa directly by phone (Canada) 001-204-452-2077 or E-mail her, np.place@live.com
Friday, June 28, 2013
June 2013 Newsletter
Greetings
to the Northern Lights Lacemakers!
This coming Sunday is our regular
lace group get together.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
St. Peter's Anglican Church
Websites:
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| Photo source: http://samuraiknitter.blogspot.ca/2010/04/lace-basics.html |
Sunday, June 30, 2013
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is along the west side of the
building. Hope to see you there! If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we
put the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm.
Dainties are welcome, optional.
Lace Day 2013:
Thanks to all involved in the Fourth Annual Lace Day. Congratulations on another successful
event. This year, we introduced 27
newcomers to lacemaking!
As a result of this event, Monica has created a Facebook
page for Northern Lights Lacemakers and has included 114 photos for people to
view. It was launched on June 2, 2013. We are getting “Likes” and comments from a
number of people involved in the art of lacemaking. Thank you Monica!
Save the Date!
Our 7th Annual Fall Retreat will be held Saturday, Nov. 2 and
Sunday Nov. 3 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. Optional activities can be developed for “off
site” activities Friday pm and Saturday pm.
Details to follow!
Folklorama : Here is your chance to visit
the many pavilions that feature lace in some form, either in costumes,
demonstrations or displays. We are hoping for an invitation from the Belgian
pavilion. There may be an opportunity to demonstrate bobbin lacemaking to the
public and perhaps generate some interest in fall classes! It looks like the
pavilion will run during Week 2 this August.
View the photo gallery on our blog, some photos were taken one of the
years we did demonstrations.
“Experience the energy of Folklorama, the largest and longest
running multicultural festival of its kind in the world!” Website: www.folklorama.ca
Websites:
Trillium
Lace Supplies in Gatineau, QC (across the river from Ottawa) is now
online.
Bobbin
Lace, Needle Lace, Embroidery. A French
language site is being created, to follow.
Our Blog
Link: http://northernlightslacemakers.blogspot.com/
Facebook: Search
using ‘Northern Lights Lacemakers’ to view the site. If you haven’t done so, consider joining
Facebook to connect with others online. (and to our own online pages of
course!)
Monday, June 3, 2013
We're on FaceBook!
We're on FaceBook now!
We invite you to "Like" us and share your lacing adventures.
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernLightsLaceMakers?fref=ts
We invite you to "Like" us and share your lacing adventures.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Lace Day 2013 Photos
We had a lot of fun at Lace Day 2013 and we're happy to share the photos!
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| Click here for Lace Day 2013 photos |
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
May 2013 Newsletter
| Photo source: http://bit.ly/13RFSip |
Greetings to the Northern Lights Lacemakers!
This coming
Sunday is our regular lace group get together.
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is
along the west side of the building.
Hope to see you there! If you
want to drop by for a shorter time, we put the kettle on for tea around 3:00
pm. Dainties are welcome, optional.
Lace Day
2013: The Fourth Annual Lace Day at St. Peter’s is Saturday,
June 1st. Please bring
any items for the silent auction or raffle table to the May meeting.
We will
take a few minutes to review a few main details if needed. We hope to be set up by noon on Saturday and
have lunch prior to the public arriving at 1:00 pm.
The Sign up
sheet will be available on site for 4 stations: We need one person to be
‘in charge’ of each of these areas.
There is a clock in the main hall.
1. Greeters at the entrance to the hall: People
sign in and make a small donation
2. The raffle table
3. The café food service area
4. Ewa K. will cover the “mini learning station”
to show newcomers the basic bobbin lace stitches and give people the
opportunity to try lace making. Someone
could relieve her mid afternoon so she can have a short break.
Invite!!
The small invitations can be printed and handed out to invite
friends or family to visit during the day!
The invitation can be emailed to any number of people who would
enjoy spending time at our event.
Sending the page of four may encourage them to hand out the invite to
others. A reminder closer to the date
works well!
Posters
should be up! Check your local library and other
locations to see if the poster is in a prominent location!
Websites:
Digital
archive of documents related to lace, printed resources, samples online
Pinterest,
one example, lace related photos, images… with links
http://encajerasbolilleras.blogspot.ca/search?updated-max=2011-11-04T17:52:00%2B01:00&max-results=20
Link
through Pinterest (see above), blog connections: lace, tatting, bobbins, etc.
Our Blog
Link: http://northernlightslacemakers.blogspot.com/
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sunday is our regular lace group get together
Sunday, April 28, 2013
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Craft Stash Sale - Saturday May 4, 10am - 2pm
Our friends at the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library are hosting their Craft Stash Sale and you're invited!
535 Manchester Blvd. N., Winnipeg MB (this is a home address, not the MCML location)
Saturday May 4, 2013
10am - 2pm
535 Manchester Blvd. N., Winnipeg MB (this is a home address, not the MCML location)
Saturday May 4, 2013
10am - 2pm
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Reminder: March Meeting Date
March meeting will be on Sunday March 24th (Palm Sunday) instead of March 31st due to Easter Sunday schedule.
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
See you there!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Manitoba Orchid Society annual Spring Show and Sale
You are invited to the Manitoba Orchid Society annual Spring Show and Sale. March 22-24, Friday to Sunday
9am - 4:30pm
Assiniboine Park Conservatory
This year's theme "Symphony of Orchids" will feature live music from the Wpg Symphony.
Ewa Kurnicka from Needlepoint Place is attending as an exhibitor with her orchid design originals in needlepoint. Drop by and say hello, she would love to see you.
If you go, please comment to this blog post and let us know how it was.
If you go, please comment to this blog post and let us know how it was.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
January 2013 Newsletter
Click here for a printable version of this newsletter.
Monthly
Newsletter
Greetings to the Northern Lights Lacemakers!
Our lace group get together:
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013
St.
Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Parking is along the west side of the
building. Hope to see you there! If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we
put the kettle on for tea around 3:00 pm.
Dainties are welcome, optional.
Spring meeting dates: Feb. 24, March 24 (Palm
Sunday), April 28, May 26, and June 30.
Thanks to all who have paid their 2013 dues early;
see Iona who is collecting for Mary this meeting, if you still need to be
included.
Lace Day 2013: We should firm up a date for a Spring Lace
Day if we are interested in having one this year. It looks as if May will be a
busy month! Note: Saturday, June 1 works
for the calendar at St. Peter’s.
Some are involved in hosting the 40th
anniversary of Embroiderers Association of Canada. The dates are May 14 to 19, in Winnipeg at
the U of M campus. Here’s the link:
Please let us know of any other events that will
conflict with potential dates for Lace Day.
Invitations (see also Canadian Lacemaker Gazette, Winter
edition, 2012)
“Comox Valley Lace Getaway” Monday, April 8 to Wed,
April 10 in Courtenay, BC. Cost is $40
for 3 days including the luncheon.
Theme: “Ocean Life”. West
Jet flights land in Comox/Courtenay via Edmonton. Note: Deadline for registration is Feb. 14. Hotels are close to getaway location at
Native Sons Hall, 360 Cliffe Ave. Rides
from the airport and hotel can be arranged.
Send cheque payable to Denman & District Lace Club, to Ruby Osborne,
301 Alpine St. Comox, BC. V9M 1H9 For
info, contact Ruby ddlclacers@gmail.com
Ottawa Guild of Lacemakers is holding its 25th
Annual Lace Day on April 7 from Noon to 4 pm. Entrance fee is $3. Theme: “Silver” Lots of vendors, displays, vote on theme
competition. Location is RA Center,
Clark Room, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa.
The centre is a short taxi ride from downtown Ottawa, make arrangements
for a return ride at 4 pm. For info,
contact Nicole Ladouceur. gdo.ogl.info@gmail.com
Congratulations to Rita
Snoeck from the Brandon Lacemakers, whose tatted lace windmill was featured on
the cover of the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette, Winter 2012 edition. Well done!!
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