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BARN Member:  $45 (2 sessions)
Non-Member:  $65 (2 sessions)

Materials fee:  $6 for tatting shuttle due at time of class

Thursdays, September 24 & October 1 from 6 pm to 8pm

Did you ever look at your grandmother’s lace and wonder how to do such intricate work?  Wikipedia says: “Some believe tatting originated over 200 years ago.”   This class will give you the beginning skill of shuttle tatting, a popular and easy-to-learn method of adding lace to clothing and household items.  Holiday tatted ornaments are fun to make and give and this class will be just in time to get ready for the holidays.

It would be helpful to bring to class 2 balls of thread (preferred is DMC perle cotton thread balls size 5), small scissors or something to cut the thread, and a small plastic bag to carry the lace and shuttle and thread in progress so it won’t get tangled or dirty.

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.