December 28th Get Together

Greetings from the Northern Lights Lacemakers!

This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together. Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014
St. Peter's Anglican Church
755 Elm Street at Grant Ave, Winnipeg MB
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. Dainties are welcome, optional. If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we will have tea around 3:00 pm. Visitors are welcome! Hope to see you there.

We are thankful for a place to meet once a month, along with a central location for our library. Mary is collecting our annual dues $20 for payment to St. Peter’s in January. This covers insurance in 2015 needed for our group to meet. Please see her this meeting or as soon as possible. Receipts will follow. Thank you for your continued support! 

November 30th Get Together

Join us for our lace group get together. Visitors are welcome!

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014
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. Dainties are welcome, optional. If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we will have tea around 3:00 pm.

Hope to see you there!

October 26th Get Together

Greetings from the Northern Lights Lacemakers!

This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.

Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014

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. Dainties are welcome, optional Hope to see you there. If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we will have tea around 3:00 pm. Visitors are welcome!

Our Eighth Annual Fall Retreat Oct. 17-19 was great fun! Thanks to all for your participation. We can start collecting ideas for next year!

Reminder: Check out these 2 sites with many books available for download

1. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/index.html

2. http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm

Pinterest: Free search by topic, also available on your mobile phone, iPad: lace, tatting, crochet, etc.

Follow us on Twitter: Follow us @LaceWpg and we will follow you back. If you don't have Twitter, visit our Blog and look on the right hand side of the page. Our Twitter feed is there so you can see what we're up to, even without a Twitter account. Scroll down for some interesting ideas for bobbin lace & tatting.

Made By You Workshop: Bobbin Lace

Ever want to try making bobbin lace?  Here's your perfect chance!

A couple of our members will lead a workshop at the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library's Made by You event on October 18th.

Participants will use a simple set up and work with bobbins to create a narrow piece of lace.

About the Instructors: Rise Thompson and Jocelyn Froese learned how to make bobbin lace by taking lessons beginning in 2004 with lace teacher, Ewa Kurnicka of Needlepoint Place. They both continued to learn to make different types of lace for a number of years. They enjoy sharing their knowledge with newcomers to the art of lace making!

For more information about Made by You (time, location, tickets, etc) visit the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library website or Event Facebook Page.

See you there!

August 31st Get Together

Greetings from the Northern Lights Lacemakers!

This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.Sunday, August 31, 2014

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.

Visitors are welcome! Hope to see you there. 

If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we willhave tea around 3:00 pm.
Dainties are welcome, optional.

Image: Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Berkeley, Ca  www.lacismuseum.org 

July 26th Get Together

This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.
Sunday, July 26, 2014
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.
Visitors are welcome! Hope to see you there. 

If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we willl have tea around 3:00 pm. Dainties are welcome, optional.

The Nutcracker Series: Two New Designs!

Fritz

The Soldier

Bobbin lace teacher Ewa Kurnicka has 2 new needlepoint designs in the Nutcracker series: The Soldier and Fritz. These are hand-painted canvas designs. We think they would look lovely edged in lace!

See four other designs posted on this blog. To order the designs, contact Ewa in Canada, by phone 001-204-452-2077 or email: np.place@live.com

June 29th Get Together

Greetings from the Northern Lights Lacemakers!
This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.

Image Source: advanced-embroidery-designs.com

Sunday, June 29, 2014
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. Visitors are welcome! Hope to see you there. If you want to drop by for a shorter time, we will have tea around 3:00 pm. Dainties are welcome, optional.

See you there!

Chinese Dancer

Chinese Dancer

  New Design!

The Nutcracker Series, created by lace teacher Ewa Kurnicka, has twelve hand-painted canvas needlepoint designs. She has a new design for you called the Chinese Dancer! We think a lace edge would look fabulous around the finished design!

See this blog for three previous designs: 
Queen of Snow was posted recently on April 26, 2014! The Mouse King and the Nutcracker were posted on July 20, 2013. 

Contact Ewa if you wish to stitch these fabulous designs and add to your needlepoint collection! Her shop is called Needlepoint Place, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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

Lace Day 2014

Lace Day 2014 was a resounding success!

Thank you to all the members to helped with the prep work, set up, hosting and cleaning up at the end.  And of course, thank YOU - the guests who came to visit, took the time to learn about lace and the Northern Lights Lace Makers.

One of the items on display today was a tiny figurine of a lace maker.  She seemed hard at work and didn't seem to be disturbed at all by all the hustle and bustle going on around her.

Lace Maker Figurine

We had some lovely tatting on display as well as demonstrations of both shuttle and needle tatting.

Handkerchief with tatted edge

Of course, everyone appreciates the grace and beauty of the tools used in lace making.  These bobbins were hand painted by Ewa of Needle Point Place.

Hand painted bobbins

Lace making demonstrations are one of the great joys at Lace Day.  Our members demonstrate and explain their projects, the steps, the tools, the types of lace they make and answer questions from guests.  We even set up a station where guests can try lace making themselves.  It's lots of fun!

A hedgehog supervises the lace maker

A variety of lace styles, both antique and modern were on display.  Lace Day is an excellent way to see different types of lace up close and beside each other so you can compare the varying styles.

Knitted lace

We enjoyed wonderful refreshments too. They sure were tasty!

Delicious treats

Click here to see more photos from Lace Day 2014.
See you next year!

May 25th Get Together

Image source: 
htttps://www.etsy.com/shop/theNestatWindyCorner 

Sunday is our next lace group get together. Join us!

Sunday, May 25, 2014 

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. 

Visitors are welcome! 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.

Lace Day 2014

Lace Day 2014 is just around the corner!

Ever wonder how lace is made?

Interested in history and want to inspect some antique lace up close?

Want to try making lace?

Interested in buying some beautiful lace pieces? They make beautiful gifts.....

This is the event for you!

Join us at St. Peter's Anglican Church Hall at 755 Elm Street in Winnipeg MB on Saturday May 31st, 1pm - 4pm.  Entry is by donation. 

Bring a friend and enjoy the afternoon with the Northern Lights Lacemakers.  We're looking forward to seeing you.

April 27th Get Together

Sunday is our regular lace group get together - you're welcome to drop by and see what we're all about.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
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. Visitors are welcome!

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.

Image Source: http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/09/diy-lace-doily-bowl/

Nutcracker Design - Queen of Snow!

Queen of Snow

New Design!

The Nutcracker Series, created by lace teacher Ewa Kurnicka, has twelve hand-painted canvas needlepoint designs. She has a new design for you called the Queen of Snow! We think a lace edge would look fabulous around the finished project!

See our blog for two previous designs: The Mouse King and Nutcracker were posted on July 20, 2013. 

Contact Ewa if you wish to add to your needlepoint collection! Her shop is called Needlepoint Place, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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

March 30th Get Together

We're looking forward to seeing you today at our lace group get together.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

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. Visitors are welcome! 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.

Video #84 Beginner bobbin lace tutorial

Check out this great beginner bobbin lace video from Red Cardinal Crafts.

February Meeting Changed to Sunday, March 2, 2014

Image source: http://sochi2014.bosco.ru/en/
Vologda Lace represented on the Quilt at the XXII Olympics in Sochi, Russia

Due to travel schedules and people being away...we are cancelling our regular ‘end of month’ meeting.
Instead, we will be meeting Sunday, March 2, 2014
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. Visitors are welcome! 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.

The Lacemaker by Vasily Tropinin

The Lacemaker by Vasily Tropinin lives at the Tretyakov gallery in Moscow

The Lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer

The Lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer lives at the Louvre Museum in Paris

http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/lacemaker #BobbinLace

January 26th Get Together

This coming Sunday is our regular lace group get together.

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

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. Visitors are welcome! 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.

Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace



Lace Booties

What is sweeter than lace baby booties?

Lace Headdress

Wow! 

This incredible headdress is from a Russian website, Street-FashionGuide.ru

Imagine wearing this to the ball....

Lace Lady Making Lace

Beautiful lace depiction of a lady making lace from an Italian blog, http://iltombolodietta.blogspot.nl/

Lace Light Fixture

A neat example using lace from herballisticgarden.com. 

Do you have a creative way you use your lace?

We're on Twitter!

It's 2014 and the start of a new era - we've joined thousands of others on TWITTER!  You can follow us @LaceWpg and we will follow you back.

If you don't have Twitter don't worry.  Visit our webpage on your computer and look on the right hand side of the page.  Our Twitter feed is there so you can see what we're up to even without a Twitter account.

May 2014 bring you health, happiness, wealth, creativity and a never ending supply of full bobbins.  Happy New Year everyone!