Summer Camp
Summer Camp ~ July 14 through the 17th
It is that time again. Yippee!! Pittsburgh Lace Group’s Fifth Annual Summer Camp.
On Monday this year we will be going to Moonrise Beads. You may meet us at the church or at the store, which is at 3948 Monroeville Blvd. On Tuesday, Louise Chuha is Teaching “Lace Without Looking.” For information see article below. On Wednesday and Thursday, Gretchen Baudoux will be showing us all how to hemstitch so that the hankies for our lace edgings will be as beautiful as hers. Thursday night we have added a jumble table. If you have something you don’t really need and want to sell or trade, bring it along. No spouses, children, or pets please.
“Lace without Looking” – Tuesday - by Louise Chuha
Most of you who read this newsletter will know that I am blind and have been making lace without sight for years and years. Several years ago we had a workshop on how to make lace without looking, and since we have a lot of new members who were not around then, and since we were wanting something different to fill one of our evenings of “Lace Camp” I volunteered to do the class again. You don’t have to be an advanced lace maker to do this. All you have to know is how to cross and twist, and what makes a whole stitch,
(C T, C T.) I will bring patterns.
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. Your favorite pillow, if it’s empty, or any pillow you’re comfortable working on.
2. Your favorite pins.
3. 5 pairs of bobbins wound with about 40/2 linen or its equivalent.
4. Something comfortable to use as a blindfold-scarf, sleep mask, if it’s opaque, etc.
Please try to wind your bobbins ahead of time since we won’t have a lot of time to spend on preliminaries.
I hope to see you all there. Don’t be scared, it’s really fun! You may all need to go out and have a drink after we’re finished.
Hemstitching – Wednesday & Thursday - by Gretchen Baudoux Hemstitching can provide the only decoration on guest towels, table linens and pillow cases. This border usually consists of one or more bands of drawn threads. The remaining threads are then drawn into neat little groups. We will learn the basics of hemming, pulling threads, and making a decorative edging.
After you’ve finished a beautiful piece of lace for somebody’s wedding handkerchief, it surely deserves to be mounted nicely on a square of linen.
You can bring something you would like to work on, or I will provide some pieces of linen. We will need sharp pointed scissors. Thread for hemming should be a little finer than the article. It is best to work with a fine needle that has a blunt point such as a tapestry or ballpoint needle so that you can separate the threads easily.
I will provide written directions, diagrams and pictures and I will bring some examples of finished work.
Thursday night we will have a “jumble” sale, so bring your jumbles.