Friday, July 26, 2013

July 2013 Newsletter

Image credit: http://bit.ly/18IgBiR
Greetings to the Northern Lights Lacemakers!

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.

 
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

|The Nutcracker!
Ewa is our resident lace teacher and is always starting more new classes in lace making.  She teaches bobbin lace including Beginner (Torchon), Bedfordshire, Bucks Point, Russian, Bruges Flower Lace and the latest class is Cantu.  

 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.



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.

Her latest new venture is the “Nutcracker” series of designs.  There will be twelve designs in total.  Here is a sneak preview of the first two designs of the series.  We think they would look wonderful edged with lace of course!  

To order, please contact Ewa directly by phone (Canada) 001-204-452-2077 or E-mail her, np.place@live.com