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BARN Members:  $45
Non-Members:  $65

Materials fee:  $15

Tuesdays, January 26 & February 2 & Wednesday, February 17 from 6 pm to 9 pm

An easy-to-learn method of adding lace to clothing and household items is with Norwegian Hardanger Lace. Hardanger is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave cloth, using counted thread and drawn thread work techniques. Hardanger lace is a popular Norwegian craft still practiced in Poulsbo [our Little Norway].  Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we will make a heart-shaped design on a fancy fabric bookmark.

There will be a lacemakers open studio tentatively scheduled for Saturday March 5 from 1 pm to 4 pm. All are invited.

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 needlelace 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.