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Materials fee:  $15

Wednesdays, March 2, 9 & 16 from 6 pm to 9 pm

An easy-to-learn method of adding lace to clothing and household items is with Teneriffe lace. In Teneriffe lace, the wheel-like motifs are made separately. The thread is first taken to and fro across the fabric-covered circular cards or blocks around pins stuck round the edge. Once these radial threads are in place the pattern is woven in with a needle. The finished motif is released by removing the pins and the motifs are later sewn together.

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.