Spring Fling 2017

The Great Lace Escape

May 5, 6, and 7, 2017

Great Lakes Lace Group, Inc. www.GLLGI.org

LOCATION: Kensington Hotel on State St., 3500 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Ml 48108 Kensington Hotel is the premier destination in Ann Arbor for overnight accommodations. As a unique alternative to the conventional chain-style hotels in Ann Arbor, The Kensington Hotel takes great pride in delighting its guests every day – with warm, friendly service, luxurious room accommodations and impressive amenities. Enjoy relaxing activities at every turn, including a fully equipped exercise room, a heated indoor pool, hot tub, and sauna. Graham’s Restaurant is a casual yet elegant spot ideally suited for breakfasts for busy lacemakers. Visit www.kcourtaa.com for more details. Check in time is 4:00 p.m. Check out time is 11:00 a.m.

To get here, take I-94 East, exit #177, turn right on State Street, and take the first left to Briarwood Mall. Map will be provided. Kensington Hotel contact (734) 761-7800 or (800) 344-7829.

You must call and make your own reservations directly with the Kensington Hotel on State Street. Lodging will be at $139.00 per room, per night, not per person. You MUST mention that you are part of the Great Lakes Lace Group event when you reserve the room to get the special rate. Rooms have two double beds. If you need a roommate, contact Chris Hope (313) 881-0512, hopes@home.msen.com. Please make your reservations by April 3, 2017. In order to get the lowest price for the event, the hotel requires that all attendees stay at the hotel. REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Registration fee is $50.00 for each attendee whether you take a class or not.

Class fee is $145.00 for 12 hours of instruction. If we cannot place you in any of your class choices and you do not wish to attend, you will receive a full refund. Cancellations received prior to March 15th, 2017, will be refunded less a $10.00 processing fee. After March 15, 2017, there will be no refunds unless a paying replacement for the class is found. April 7th is our final count deadline so no change in the count can be made after that date.

Meal fee is $79.00 for three meals, Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch, and the Saturday Banquet. Attendees must pay for the complete meal package. Extra guest tickets can be ordered.

Registration begins with receipt of this form. Registration forms will be processed in order of postmark. No registrations will be considered complete without full payment. A check, traveler's check, or money order (in US FUNDS ONLY), payable to the GREAT LAKES LACE GROUP, INC., and your completed class registration form should be sent to Chris Hope, 229 McMillan Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3509. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards or PayPal.

Notification of class assignment and equipment list will be mailed no later than April 15, 2017.

Registrar: Chris Hope, (313) 881-0512, hopes@home.msen.com Chairman: Martha Krieg, (734) 417-4591, benedicta98@gmail.com

The Great Lace Escape

Kensington Hotel check-in time is 4:00 p.m.

2017 SPRING FLING SCHEDULE

Friday May 5, 2017

10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Vendor Set-up 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Store Open 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Registration and Room Keys 5:00 p.m. Dinner, Introduce Teachers 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. First Class Session 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Store open

Saturday May 6, 2017

7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Second Class Session 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Store open continuously 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Third Class Session 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Program 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Room Show 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Store Open

Sunday May 7, 2015

7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Breakfast 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Vendor final pack up 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Last Class Session

Kensington Hotel check-out time is 11:00 a. m. Everyone is welcome to shop at the Store. Please check schedule at Welcome Table for any last minute changes. Locations of all classes and the store will be available at check-in. Breakfast is on your own. There are several restaurants nearby if you don’t wish to visit Graham’s Restaurant inside the hotel. Friday Buffet, Saturday Lunch, and the Saturday Banquet location will be available at registration table.

The Great Lace Escape

Spring Fling May 5, 6, and 7, 2017

Registration Form and Fee Schedule

Please read the registration information folder carefully for important information about general registration and classes. Use this form to register for Spring Fling attendance and classes. All participants must pay the Registration fee. Use a separate form for each registrant. Feel free to copy the form. Keep a copy of your selections for your information. Name: ________________________________________________ Phone (____) ______________________ Address: ______________________________________________ City: _____________________________ State/Prov/Country: ______________________________________ Zip/Postal Code: ___________________ Email: ________________________________________________ In case of emergency notify: Name:__________________________ Phone: (_____) _____________________ Registration fee ($ 50.00) ________________ Class fee ($145.00) ________________ Meals ($ 79.00) ________________ Extra Banquet Ticket ($ 35.00) ________________ Total Enclosed ________________

Spring Fling The Great Lace Escape May 5, 6, and 7, 2017

Class Desired (add extra page if necessary) Circle Your Skill Level In THIS Lace. First Choice Beg Int Adv Second Choice Beg Int Adv Third Choice Beg Int Adv If your choices are filled, do you wish to attend without taking a class? Yes No If you are willing to volunteer to help at the event, circle your preference (s):

☺ Hostess Table, Consignment Table, Teacher’s Assistant, Vendors, Anywhere Send check or money order (in US Funds) payable to Great Lakes Lace Group, Inc., and completed registration to: Chris Hope, 229 McMillan Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3509. (Registration will not be considered final until full payment has been received.) Any questions about Spring Fling please contact: Registrar: Chris Hope, (313) 881-0512, hopes@home.msen.com Or check the website at www.GLLGI.org.

The Great Lace Escape Class Information

Classes are in the Kensington Hotel; room locations will be available at check in.

1st Session-May 5th Friday 6 pm to 9 pm 2nd Session-May 6th Saturday 9 am to 12 noon 3rd Session-May 6th Saturday 2 pm to 5 pm 4th Session-May 7th Sunday 9 am to 12 noon

Available classes are:

Cynthia Maxwell – Beginning Bobbin Lace

Josée Poupart – Wire Lace Jewelry

Holly Van Sciver – Designing Lace

Diane Willett – Knitted Lace

Julie Nicholls - Needle Lace

Vicki Clarke - Tatting

Class Descriptions:

Beginning and Continuing Torchon Bobbin Lace with Cynthia Maxwell

Have you ever wondered if you could make bobbin lace? If you can count to 4 and know your right hand from

your left the answer is YES, YOU CAN! Maybe you have been away from bobbin lace for a while and want a

refresher course. This class will cover both the absolute beginner to a returning student with intermediate

Torchon skills. Students will be able to choose from a variety of Torchon patterns depending on their skill.

Beginning students will learn how to prepare a lace pattern, bobbins, lace pillow, and the basic Torchon

stitches. The instructor will contact the continuing students to select the appropriate patterns and

techniques.

Cynthia has been studying and making lace for 22 years. She has been teaching beginning and

intermediate levels of bobbin lace making for the past 5 years. She is certified as a bobbin lace

instructor by both the Dutch School for Lace Teachers in Amsterdam and the Great Lakes Lace Group,

Inc.

You should bring to class: Bobbins – any type you are comfortable using. The number will depend on the project.

Thread – the specific thread will depend on the pattern selected. Please, no variegated thread.

Pins – Several strong, tall pins such as corsage pins or long quilting pins

Fine strong pins such as Iris or equivalent (no ball head pins)

Pillow – 18” to 20” cookie pillow

Thread Scissors

Paper Scissors

Several cover cloths

NOTE: If you are a beginner and have NO equipment, don’t worry. I have some equipment that you can

use in class so you don’t have to run out and buy anything before you try the class.

Wire Lace with Josée Poupart

This is meant to be an introduction to the use of wire for bobbin lace making. It is also an opportunity

to explore the unique possibilities this exciting medium can bring to your lace. You will use fine wire to

create ornaments and jewelry (see photos below).

(Wire Lace continued)

I started learning how to make bobbin lace in 1990, and very quickly fell in love with the guipure type

of laces. For those who know me, it is more likely because of the tallies normally found in the guipure

laces. Lenka Suchanek’s class on wire lace in 2005 opened up a new world of possibilities. Making lace

from wire allows the possibility of making unique and simple pieces of jewelry. Since it is the only type

of lace that I wear, wire lace techniques have become even more special.

Motif

Marguerite

Bracelet

Finished Piece

Pendant

(Wire Lace continued)

You should bring to class:

Metal wire – See pattern detail for gauge and quantity required.

Metal-wire Bobbins – 6-12 pair. I will have metal-wire bobbins that can be borrowed and to try

during the course.

Picot Pins – The largest you can find, preferably .80 or larger. If you can’t find them, your Torchon

pins will do.

Scissors – an old pair to cut the wire, or the ones normally used for paper.

Pillow – one (1) cookie or block pillow

Your usual lacemaking equipment

Optional: various beads and your beading equipment.

Creative Design in Bobbin Lace with Holly Van Sciver

Is it time to spread your wings and explore your own designs in lace? Then this is the course for you.

You will learn how to take an idea and turn it into lace. Students will be asked to bring design ideas

that they will turn into a simple drawing and then adapt to tape lace, adaptive free lace, continuous

lace, or any combination of the aforementioned. Consideration to light sources, textures, function, and

color, will also be covered, as well as the use of grids and fillings for embellishment. Using the

computer to build a design will also be demonstrated. For those who want to start simply with truing

or drafting a pricking from an existing piece of lace, exercises in drafting Torchon, Bedfordshire circles,

or Honiton will be available. There is no prerequisite for this course except an open mind!

As space allows, students wishing to work with the instructor on continuing projects in Bedfordshire,

Lester, Bucks, and Honiton are welcome.

Holly has been a student and teacher of lacemaking for 41 years. Originally trained in England, she

specializes in teaching the 19th century English laces. She has taught and lectured in the United

States, Canada, and Europe, for the International Organization of Lace, regional lace guilds, national

lace conferences, museums, historical societies, universities, and professional organizations. Using an

interdisciplinary approach, Holly is a leader in teaching the fundamentals underlying lacemaking

theory and design. She is the founder of the Finger Lakes Lace Guild, and owner of Van Sciver Bobbin

Lace which has served to promote lacemaking worldwide since 1981.

Knitted Lace Christmas Ornaments with Diane Willett

Knitted lace uses yarn-over increase stitches, along with decrease stitches to create lacy, openwork knitting.

Knitted lace can be made using 2 knitting needles, multiple double pointed knitting needles, or circular

knitting needles. When made using small cotton thread and small knitting needles, fine, delicate lace can

be made such as edgings, doilies, fans, ornaments, tablecloths, and much more.

All students will make a Christmas ornament of their choice (see photos). It is possible, depending on

the skill level of the student, and which patterns are chosen, that a student will be able to work on

more than one ornament.

Beginner students will learn the basics of knitted lace, working with cotton thread and small

needles, and how to read charted instructions. Students will make an edging and mount it on a

Christmas ball.

Intermediate students will learn circular lace knitting, circular cast on, and will make a circular

motif which will be mounted on a circular ring.

Advanced students will be making shaped 3D knitted ornaments of their choice – a round ball, oval

ball, or bell shaped knitted ornament.

Knitted Lace (continued)

I have been knitting lace since 1974 and teaching since 1985. My mother and I together taught

ourselves how to knit lace using my Grandmother’s old knitted lace patterns. I have been designing for

almost as long as I have been knitting lace.

I have taught at numerous IOLI conventions and have been the Knitted Lace editor for the IOLI

bulletin from 1995 – 2015.

My knitted lace Poppy was part of the International Poppy Project.

Recently, I won first place in the Piecework magazine 2016 Miniatures Contest in the Knitting/Crochet

category, with my miniature Knitted lace Christening gown and bonnet set (for a doll house size baby

doll).

Other lace interests are bobbin lace and tatting, but my passion is knitted lace, and I love to share that

with other lace makers.

Knitted Lace (continued)

Minimum skills required for participation in this class:

All students must know the basics of knitting, including knit, purl, cast on, and bind off. It is

recommended to practice knitting a stockinette square prior to the class, working with the selected

thread and needles, especially for beginner students, if you have not knitted with small cotton thread

and small needles. Intermediate and advanced level: basic knitted lace stitches, yarn-overs, and

decrease stitches.

You should bring to class:

Cotton Thread – see chart below by project

Knitting needles – Double pointed knitting needles. It is highly recommended to bring more than

one size of needles for gauge, smaller or larger than indicated in the chart, depending on how

tight you knit.

Scissors

Blunt tapestry sewing needle (to sew in the ends)

Crochet hook – size 9 (and smaller if working with smaller thread)

Beginner Cotton thread size 30 (white recommended)

Double-pointed knitting needles size 0 or 1

Intermediate Cotton thread size 30-40 (color your choice)

Double pointed knitting needles size 0 or 00 (1.75 mm)

Advanced Cotton thread size 40 (color your choice)

Double pointed knitting needles size 00 (1.75 mm)

If desired, advanced students can bring smaller thread and needles for small oval

ornaments, which need size 70-80 cotton tatting thread and size 00-000 double pointed

knitting needles.

Needle Lace for Beginners or Improvers with Julie Nicholls

You will use a needle and thread to create a decorative pendant, earrings, or an item of your choice. The

simple buttonhole stitch and its many variations will provide hours of creative pleasure. The compact form

of needle lace equipment means that it is very portable and easy to do in your hands.

Beginners will learn to prepare the pattern, lay a cordonnet, work 2 or 3 stitches, and decorated cordonettes.

Improvers will learn some new stitches and learn to enhance your lace with beads, couronnes, and decorated

cordonnet.

Group and individual instruction will be given as everyone progresses at their own pace.

Julie Nicholls: My lacemaking career started in England as a hobby with Torchon, Bucks and Beds at Adult

Education classes. Then I studied for my City and Guilds qualification in Lacemaking and about the same

time I gained a diploma for the teaching of Adults. The next 25 years flew by as I taught classes locally,

around England and in Canada at Lace Camp and Victoria, BC. As a member of the group Atelier 90, I

exhibited across Europe. Since 2009 I live in Windsor and teach a small group at home.

You should bring to class:

Ballpoint needles

Sharp Needles

Scissors

Rough paper scissors

Cotton cloth (hanky, muslin, or old pillowcase)

Perle Cotton 12 or equivalent thread

Tacking cotton (cotton sewing thread that will be cut away)

Improvers will also need: beads and a variety of threads.

NOTE: Julie will bring all of these supplies in case you do not have any of them.

Tatted Lace with Vicki Clarke

This class is about a changing motif that alters slightly from project to project. This class will give you an

opportunity to experience beads, onion rings and split chains. The pattern can be altered for beginners. Dr. Vicki Clarke has been a Chiropractor in Manotick, Ontario, for over 12 years. For the last 8 years, she has

taught tatting. Teaching experiences include Fringe Element Tat days, Palmetto Tat days, and the Finger Lakes

tatting seminar (a/k/a Lodi). Vicki has self-published two tatting books to date: “Tatting the Stone”, a book of tatted

pendants, and “Brace Yourself”, a book of tatted bracelets. She loves teaching and learning new things, so every

class is a learning adventure.

You should bring to class:

Tatting shuttles – 4

Thread – 5 colors, check pattern for size

Crochet hook

Paper clip

NOTE: Needle tatters just need one needle.