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★ Call for Instructors! ★
Class Schedule (2023) | Past Classes (2021-2023)
Simply download the registration form for the class you're interested in, fill it out completely, and drop it off in person during business hours (12:00-6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday)—or email us at info@lacismuseum.org—or call us at (510) 843-7290!
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Do you have a passion for...
Preserving your cultural textile arts heritage?
For cultivating and educating the textile arts community?
For spreading the love of needle, bobbin and thread?
Do you teach lacemaking (bobbin lace, needle tatting, crochet or knitted lace, etc.) or historical costuming and hatmaking skills? Perhaps you've already led similar workshops, or have designed an interesting textile arts workshop that would complement these fields. We'd love to hear about it. Fill out an Prospective Instructor form and email it back to us at info@lacismuseum.org!
Smoking Cap • Basic Sweater Repair • Tatting: Next Steps • Beginning Embroidery • Visible Mending • Freestyle Flower Embroidery • Clones Irish Crochet
A Mending Class: Basic Sweater Repair
with Julie Ann Brown
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 — 1 to 5 PM
$55 + $20 kit fee (payable to instructor)
Moths got a hold of your favorite sweater? Don't despair — just learn some sweater repair! Advice and techniques shown for every situation: moth damage, runs, thread bare elbows and heels, small holes, big holes, etc. Practice your stitching techniques on provided knit samples
in class to give you the confidence to repair your favorite sweater.
You've taken your first tatting class and you're probably wondering what to do next! Well, wonder no longer! Come elevate your tatting skills with this class designed especially for those who have taken Kevin's Beginning Tatting Class! Students will need to know the shuttle tatting basics.
In this class you will start by reviewing the fundamentals of the ring, joined rings and chains. From there you
will go on to create a simple medallion.
The class will discuss topics such as:
• Reading the various kinds of patterns
• Introducing new thread into a project
• Ending a project by tying off and sewing in ends
• Blocking and "stiffening" projects
• Tatting literature
This will be a fun and interactive surface embroidery course that is perfect for the first time embroiderer. You will learn how to thread a needle, tie a knot, and five core embroidery stitches in a predetermined
design. You will learn tips and techniques that you just can't get in a book!
A Sampler Class: Visible Mending - The Boro Way
with Pattie Klimek
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 — 1 to 4 PM
$45 + $5 kit fee
Threadbare jeans, a hole in your favorite jacket, a worn spot in your tote bag — all these can be the springboard for creativity. Mend your garments and accessories with simple embroidery and Sashiko stitches. Learn to do inside and outside applique along with other darning techniques using the running stitch, buttonhole stitch, and simple Sashiko stitches. Pattie will show you how to do the running stitch and basic embroidery stitches, along with Sashiko patterns, to give your clothes new life with eye popping details. Even if you have never sewn before, this class is for you!
Freestyle Flowers: A Surface Embroidery Class
with Laura Tandeske
Saturday, October 28 — 12:30 to 4 PM
$45 + an optional $5 kit fee (payable to instructor)
This will be a fun and interactive surface embroidery course that is perfect for both the first-time embroiderer and the experienced embroiderer looking for a refresher.
You will learn how to stitch flowers and stems and how to stitch on clothes or bags in particular. If you have a project that you would like to work on, you're welcome to bring it. Please bring some practice fabric to work on before stitching on your final piece. You'll pick up techniques and tips that you just can't get from books!
Clones Irish Crochet: A 4-Day Workshop
with Màire Treanor
April 17-20, 2024 — 10 AM to 5 PM
$300.00 for all 4 days or $200.00 for any 2 days
Note: Returning students and LMLT members receive a 10% discount. |
We're welcoming Màire Treanor back to Lacis Museum for her annual 4-Day Clones Irish Crochet Workshop!
Newcomers will begin by creating Clones lace jewelry during the first two days, learning the basic stitches of Irish Clones lace before moving on to traditional motifs such as wild roses, shamrocks, vine leaves, grapes, and other patterns familiar in Irish Crochet. They will also learn the unique Clones knot filling stitch and edging technique, as well as how to use packing cords. Returning students can bring their own projects for advice and finishing help.
In addition to the hands-on experience, students will discuss how to read antique Irish Crochet patterns and international charts used in Ukrainian, Russian, and Japanese books. They will also examine samples of garments in Modern Irish Crochet.
Prerequisites: Students should have a basic understanding of crochet stitches, including chains, single crochet, and double crochet in yarn.
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★ 2021 ★
Pleated Pansy 8/14 • Beginning Tatting 8/21 • Beginning Bobbin Lace 8/28 • Delightful Daffodils 9/11 • Tambour Embroidery 9/18 & 10/2 • Beginning Tatting & Beyond 10/16 • Cabochon Roses 11/6 • Bobbin Lace Continuation 11/13
★ 2022 ★
Beginning Bobbin Lace 1/29 • Tatted Hearts 2/5 • Beginning Tambour 2/19 • Lunardi Hat 2/26   • Beginning Bobbin 3/19 • Continuation Bobbin Lace 3/26 • Beginning Tatting 4/2 • The Pocket 4/9 • Clones Irish Crochet 4/20 • Beginning Bobbin Lace 4/30 •
Continuation Bobbin Lace 5/7 • Itty Bitty Baby Blossoms 5/14 • Beginning Tatting 6/11 • 1920s ONE-HOUR DRESS 7/9 & 7/16 • Art Deco Clam-Shell Fan 7/23 • Beginning Tatting 8/13 • Hinge Gate Purse 9/24 • Mid-Victorian Dress Workshop 10/8 • Beginning Tatting 10/15 • Nautilus Cockade 11/5 • Tatted Snowflakes 11/19
★ 2023 ★
Beginning Tatting 1/23 • Lace Mandala 1/28 • Late Victorian Bodice 2/4 • Tatted Hearts 2/11 • Bustle-Era Skirt 3/18 & 3/25 • Clones Irish Crochet 4/12 - 4/15 • Beginning Tatting 4/22 • Beetle Wing Embroidery 4/29 • Flower Mandala 5/6 • Tall Straw Hat 5/13 • Feather Hair Wreath 6/10 • Regency Chemisette 6/17 • Pleated Fuchsias 8/12 • Beginning Tatting 8/19
Pleated Pansy: A Ribbon Flower Class
with Patrice Krems
Saturday, August 14, 2021 — 12:30 to 5:00 PM
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Saturday, August 21, 2021 — 12:30 to 4:00 PM
Beginning Bobbin Lace • SOLD OUT •
with Eva Gergely
Saturday, August 28, 2021 — 10:00 to 4:00 PM
Delightful Daffodils: A Ribbon Flower Class
with Patrice Krems
Saturday, Sept. 11 — 12:30 to 5:00 PM
Tambour Embroidery • SOLD OUT •
with Zoya Parkansky
Saturday, Sept. 18 & Oct. 2, 2021 — 10:00 to 5:00 PM
Beginning Tatting and Beyond
with Kevin Baum
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 — 12:30 to 4 PM
Cabochon Roses • SOLD OUT •
with Patrice Krems
Saturday, November 6 — 12:30 PM to 6 PM
Continuation Bobbin Lace Workshop
with Eva Gergely
Saturday, November 13 — 10 AM to 4 PM
Beginning Bobbin Lace Workshop
with Eva Gergely
Saturday, January 29 — 10 AM to 4 PM
Tatted Hearts
with Kevin Baum
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Beginning Tambour: A 2-Day Workshop
with Zoya Parkansky
Saturday, Feb. 29 & Mar. 5 — 10:00 to 4:00 PM
Easy Lunardi Hats, 1780-1820
with Catherine Scholar
Saturday, February 26— 12:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Beginning Bobbin Lace
with Eva Gergely
Saturday, March 19, 2022 — 10 PM to 4 PM
Continuation Bobbin Lace
with Eva Gergely
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Saturday, April 2, 2022
The Pocket: An Essential & Practical Historic Accessory
with Catherine Scholar
Clones Lace: Irish Crochet
with Máire Treanor
Beginning Bobbin Lace
with Eva Gergely
Continuation Bobbin Lace
with Eva Gergely
Itty Bitty Baby Blossoms
with Patrice Krems
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
1920s One-Hour Dress
with Catherine Scholar
Art Deco Clam-Shell Fan
with Lynn McMasters
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Hinge Gate Purse
with Lynn McMasters
Two-Session Mid-Victorian Dress Workshop
★ Part one ★
with Catherine Scholar
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Nautilus Cockade
with Patrice Krems
Tatted Snowflakes
with Kevin Baum
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
An Embroidered Lace Mandala
with Laura Tandeske
Late Victorian Bustle Bodice • SOLD OUT •
with Catherine Scholar
Tatted Valentine's Day Hearts
with Kevin Baum
Bust(le) A Move: Constructing a Bustle-Era Skirt
with Catherine Scholar
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Clones Irish Crochet: A 4-Day Workshop
with Máire Treanor
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Beetlemania! The Art of Beetle Wing Embroidery
with Catherine Scholar
Flower Mandala
with Laura Tandeske
A Millinery Class: The Gilded Age Tall Straw Hat
with Lynn McMasters & Laura Dippold
A Sampler Class: Mindful Mending
with Julie Ann Brown
An Accessory Class: 1860 Feather Floral Hair Wreath
with Lynn McMasters
The Regency Chemise:
From Garment to Pattern to Garment
with Catherine Scholar
Pleated Fuchsias
with Patrice Krems
Beginning Tatting
with Kevin Baum
Smoke & Mirrors: A 19th-Century Smoking Cap
with Catherine Scholar
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