Lenka's Way of LaceNewsletter #6 – January 2019
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Workshops for beginners
Two workshops for complete beginners are coming up. The first one, “Bookworm Bookmark” introduces bobbin lace and teaches basic stitches and techniques of lacemaking with wire. The second one, “Flower Earrings” offers more stitches in the same medium, and techniques of finishing wire lace as jewellery. Both workshops will be in my studio in Ocean Park. Workshop fees: $120 + $5 for materials. Registration…
WINTER 2019 – Workshops & Classes
WORKSHOPS 2019 Saturday, January 19th – “Fibre to Wire Conversion” Intensive workshop for lacemakers with basic fibre lace skills, who want to learn how to work with wire – only 3 students in class – one last seat available – reserve soon! In my studio in Ocean Park, 10:00am – 5:00/6:00pm (tuition: $20/hr) Sunday, January 27th – “Sparkle!” Wire or Fibre Lace Pendant + Earrings Ocean Park Community…
For Sale: New Items Added
I have added one new artwork, Meganeura, to my Way of Lace shop on Etsy, and a new line of wearable lace art, Copper Beech Leaf Pendants. Enjoy browsing, and if there is anything you would like to buy, make sure to take advantage of the Christmas sale!
If ornament is a crime…
“If ornament is, as Adolf Loos proposed, a crime, then this piece of lace from Brussels surely qualifies as bloody murder.” (quote from SAGMEISTER & WALSH: Beauty) And what a beautiful antique piece of lace it is, with extremely fine threads woven into a complex and intricate design, which defies comprehension. Was it created by hands of women or angels? This lace is a…
