Date:
Several dates
Price:
CHF 290.–
This course will allow you to tame the basic techniques of lacemaking.
You will learn how to prepare your lace-maker's cushion and bobbins, and you will be taught the basic lacemaking techniques. You will learn how to read the instructions and make a sample with the different basic stitches that you will take with you home to continue your independent learning.
The course will be taught by Cecilie Gagnebin, who learned the basics of (bobbin) lacemaking in Scandinavia and continued on to teach herself.
Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Remember to bring a snack for the lunch break on Saturday.
It is recommended that you buy the Beginner's Kit (a pack of bobbins and a lace-maker's cushion) which you will take home with you after the course to continue your learning.
A course guide will be provided to participants.
Beginner's Kit at CHF 50.-
Price: CHF 240.- or CHF 290.- with the Kit
Open to all. Maximum 5 participants
After spending thirty years restoring paintings, I fell into textiles. Sewing, embroidery and knitting have always interested me. Wool spinning and weaving came into my life twenty years ago, when my husband and I took over a family estate in Norway and raised a few sheep. I first taught myself how to process wool and then, to improve my skills, I joined a group of peasant weavers who met weekly. I'm particularly interested in traditional wool and linen techniques, and I use my wools dyed with plants and mushrooms to produce textiles for the home and for clothing.
