About

Tatting is a decorative and sturdy lace made with a series of knots and loops done independently in your hand manipulated by a shuttle or needle. 

Wikipedia says: “Some believe tatting originated over 200 years ago.”   BARN Weaver Jason once asked: “What is the difference between macramé and tatting?”  From Wikipedia:  “Macramé comes from a 13th Century…word…meaning “Fringe.” Another school of thought thinks that it comes from a way to secure the ends of pieces of weaving by using the excess thread and yarn along the top and bottom edges of loomed fabrics.”  

Class Material Fee:  In addition to the class fee there is a $15 material fee payable to the instructor at the beginning of the first class (cash or check made out to BARN) to cover all the materials for the three class sessions.

Instructor:  Janetmarie Valiga, a BARN member and eager student, is a professional writer and artist.  She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Craft Arts and a Masters’ degree in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College. 

She has taught needle lace in the college-level Fiber/Fabric Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Janetmarie enjoyed being a member of the Chicago Area Lace Guild where she taught tatting and other lace methods. She also lectured at International Old Lacers, Inc. and at the City of Chicago Public Library System. Her lacemaking is listed in A Directory of Chicago Craftsmen and Artisans.