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