BOBBIN LACE MAKING COURSES IN VADSTENA 2015 In addition to our popular traditional classes, this year we offer: PICTORIAL LACE MAKING BOBBIN LACE WITH METAL WIRE NEEDLE ANDE EMBROIDERED LACE BRUGES FLOWER LACE MOUNTING LACE Weekend course SCANIAN PETTERSSON LACES Weekend course COURSE FOR NEW AND FUTURE TEACHERS IN BOBBIN LACE Weekend course KURSVERKSAMHETEN FÖRENINGEN SVENSKA SPETSAR In co-operation with Vadstena Folk High School and the National Association of Swedish Handicraft Societies
INFORMATION ABOUT THE VADSTENA SUMMER COURSES The Swedish Lace Association offers summer courses in Vadstena bobbin lace making and other Swedish lace making techniques. The courses are held at Vadstena Folkhögskola in the unique, inspiring historical town of Vadstena on the coast of Lake Vättern. Application: At the latest April 13, 2015. Notification of acceptance will be sent in May 2015. Applications submitted after April 13 will be considered if places are available. Course fees: Payable upon invoice no later than May 31, 2015. Refunds only if the course is cancelled or in the case of illness, in which a doctor s certificate is required. An administrative fee of 500:- SEK will be charged. Those attending two one-week courses will receive a discount of 600:- SEK. Full time students with valid certificate will receive a 300:- SEK discount Accommodation: Accommodation can be arranged from Sunday, June 21 at Vadstena Folkhögskola. The school offers good hostel standards including kitchens. The rooms all have showers and toilets. Single rooms cost 340:- SEK per night, double rooms cost 290:- SEK per person per night. Please bring your own linen and towels. It is possible to rent linen and/or towels for 80:-/40:- SEK. Please check the box on the application form if desired. The cost for accommodation and linen is paid upon invoice no later than May 31, 2015.. It is possible to have lunch at the school cafeteria for 74:- SEK/day. Please check the box on the application form and send it in no later than April 4. This is a definite obligation! Lunch is paid at the school cafeteria. Literature and most other material for the courses can be bought on campus or in the Association s shop. Only patterns and laces of the Swedish Lace Association will be used during the courses, unless otherwise stated. For information please contact: Föreningen Svenska Spetsar (The Swedish Lace Association) Lena Hovmark Rådhustorget 3 SE-592 30 Vadstena, Sweden Telephone: +46-735-13 16 45 e mail: kurser@svenskaspetsar.se www.svenskaspetsar.se
Page ADVANCED COURSE I 4 ADVANCED COURSE II 4 ADVANCED COURSE III 5 FINE BOBBIN LACE COURSE 5 PROVINCIAL LACE MAKING 6 STUDIES IN COMPOSITION 6 BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED COURSE 7 CHILDREN S COURSE IN LACE MAKING 7 PICTORIAL LACE MAKING 8 BOBBIN LACE IN METAL WIRE 8 NEEDLE AND EMBROIDERED LACE 9 BRUGES FLOWER LACE 9 MOUNTING BOBBIN LACE 10 SCANIAN PETTERSSON LACES 10 COURSE FOR NEW AND FUTURE TEACHERS IN BOBBIN LACE 11
1. ADVANCED COURSE I Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Course Contents: Practical bobbin lace making combined with history, mounting, drawing patterns and analysis. Course Objectives: To create an interest and enthusiasm for bobbin lace making and to preserve the cultural inheritance and development of same as well as stimulating creativity, versatility and an inquisitive attitude regarding bobbin lace making. Literature: The Swedish books Knyppling (Natur och Kultur) and Att dikta en spets (Warne förlag). Qualifications: Good and up-to-date knowledge of bobbin lace making. Please submit 12 cm of each of the exercise laces in the textbook Knyppling as an example of your work together with your application. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 500:- SEK. Course fee: 3580:-SEK 2. ADVANCED COURSE II Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Course Contents: Making bobbin lace with finer threads, beginning with Sampler II from the book Knyppling, analysing, drawing and pricking of patterns. Lessons in basic bobbin lace techniques and lace making from other countries are included. Course Objectives: To create an interest and enthusiasm for bobbin lace making and to preserve the cultural inheritance and development of the same, as well as stimulating creativity, versatility and an inquisitive attitude regarding bobbin lace making. Literature: The Swedish books Knyppling (Natur och Kultur), and Att dikta en spets (Warne förlag). Qualifications: The completion of the Advanced Course I how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 500:- SEK. Course fee: 3580:- SEK 4
3. ADVANCED COURSE III Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Course Contents: You improve your skills of choosing the right materials for different techniques and patterns. You tackle advanced patterns in coarse threads, for example lace for altar cloths, plus a lace sample analysis. Lessons in the development of European lace making are included. Course Objectives: To create an interest and enthusiasm for bobbin lace making and to stimulate creativity, versatility and an inquisitive attitude regarding bobbin lace making. Literature: The Swedish books Knyppling (Natur och Kultur), and Att dikta en spets (Warne förlag). Qualifications: The completion of the Advanced Courses I and II. how much you accomplish during the course, approx, 500:- SEK. Course fee: 3580:- SEK 4. FINE BOBBIN LACE COURSE Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Course Contents: You improve your skills in lace made of finer threads as well as analysis and mounting of fine lace. Course Objectives: To create an interest and enthusiasm for bobbin lace making, and to stimulate creativity, versatility and an inquisitive attitude regarding bobbin lace making. Literature: The Swedish books Knyppling (Natur och Kultur Förlag), and Att dikta en spets (Warne förlag) Qualifications: The completion of the Advanced Courses I and II. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 500:- SEK. Course fee: 3580:- SEK 5
5. PROVINCIAL LACE MAKING Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Note: You can choose between a full two-weekscourse, a one-week course or a two-week advanced course in either of the two available techniques (see application form for details). Course Contents: The course teaches the basic skills in provincial lace making to preserve and further develop the local variations of lace traditions. Lace from Dalecarlia and Scania and its nearby regions will be in focus. You will make acquaintance with the different techniques, pillows and materials from these areas. Course Objectives: To create an interest and enthusiasm for bobbin lace making and to stimulate creativity, versatility and an inquisitive attitude regarding bobbin lace making. Literature: The Swedish books Att dikta en spets (Warne förlag) and I Knipplingahjörnan (Österlens Museum). Qualifications: The completion of Advanced Courses I and II. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 500:- SEK Course fee: 3580:- SEK for a two-week course; 2350:- SEK for a oneweek course 6. STUDIES IN COMPOSITION Date: June 22 July 3, 76 hours of instruction (including Saturday morning) Course Contents: The course gives you the basic skills in overall design for lace making including in-depth knowledge of designing bobbin lace patterns and adaptation to different materials. Course Objectives: To provide knowledge of the expression of image and form in lace making and to develop skills in sketching evaluation. Literature: The Swedish book Knyppling (Natur och Kultur) and the course compendium. Qualifications: The completion of the Advanced Courses I, II and III. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 300:- SEK plus course compendium, approx. 50:-SEK. Course fee: 3580:- SEK 6
7. BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED COURSE Date: June 22 June 26, 38 hours of instruction Course Contents: The course is intended for beginners and even those who are a little more advanced. You work at your own level. Beginners are taught the basic skills in Vadstena bobbin lace making. A competent instructor will give you the necessary guidance so you can develop your own skills which will enable you to continue lace making on your own after the course. Literature: The Swedish book Knyppling (Natur och Kultur). Qualifications: No previous skills necessary. This course is open for everyone! how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 300:- SEK. Course fee: 2350:- SEK 8. BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED COURSE Date: June 29 July 3, 38 hours of instruction Please see the above description of Course 7. 9. CHILDREN S COURSE IN LACE MAKING Date: June 22 June 26, 25 hours of instruction from 9 am to 1 pm Course Contents: This course gives you the basic skills in Vadstena bobbin lace making. Those who already can make lace continue to develop their skills. Material Costs: The cost of borrowing a lace pillow, bobbins and necessary materials are included in the course fee. Qualifications: This course is for those who want to begin lace making and for those who already can make lace. Age: From 7 years. Number of participants: A maximum of 6. Course fee: A reduced fee of 1000:- SEK. 10. CHILDREN S COURSE IN LACE MAKING Date: June 29 July 3, 25 hours of instruction from 9 am to 1 pm Please see the above description of Course 9. 7
11. PICTORIAL BOBBIN LACE Date: June 22 June 26 or June 29 July 3, 38 hours of instruction Course Contents: You choose your own motif and challenge your creativity being inspired by coulours and shapes. Qualifications: Good skills in lace making. Literature: The following Swedish books: Knypplade Bilder, Knypplat Till Husbehov, Knypplade Fåglar (Warne förlag) and Knypplade Blommor (Barbara Fay Verlag). how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 300:- SEK. Course fee: 2350:- SEK 12. BOBBIN LACE IN METAL WIRE Date: June 22 June 26, 38 hours of instruction Course Contents: To make bobbin lace with a metal wire is fun and modern. We use new patterns which are especially developed to practice the different moments of wire lace making. It is also possible to explore in other ways. Is it possible to make lace in wire from old patterns? How can you use a lace made of wire? We discuss and exchange ideas. Qualifications: Very good skills in lace making. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 600:- SEK plus the cost of the course compendium, approx. 50:- SEK. Course fee: 2350:- SEK Instructor: Sam Jakobsson 8
13. NEEDLE AND EMBROIDERED LACE Date: June 22 July 26, 38 hours of instruction Course Contents: There is a big family of laces. We will devote ourselves to two of them. The beautiful old laces made with needle and thread and embroidered lace, for both of which Venice is famous. How did they make these laces during the Arts and Crafts period? We will also see how we can combine techniques. How can we insert a needle lace, an embordered laces or a bobbin lace in a piece with no straight edges? Qualifications: Good knowledge of sewing and embroidery. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 500:- SEK. Course fee: 2350:- SEK Instructor: Ingrid Eggimann-Jonsson 14. BRUGES FLOWER LACE Date: June 22 June 26 or June 29 July 3, 38 hours of instruction Course Contents: This lace (Grof Bruges Bloemwerk) originates from Bruges in Belgium and is distinguished by flowers, leaves and meandering trails. It is made with few pairs in separate pieces which then are connected with a crochet hook. You learn the basic techniques and will make the most common motifs and fillings with plaits between the motifs. Literature: Course compendium. Qualifications: Good and up-to-date skills in bobbin lace making. how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 400:- SEK. The course compendium will cost approx. 120:- SEK. Course fee: 2350:- SEK 9
15. MOUNTING BOBBIN LACE Date: June 26 June 28, 22 hours of instruction Friday 17.00-20.00, Saturday 09.00-17.20, Sunday 09.00-15.00 Course Contents: This course is for those who want to learn to mount lace, according to the Swedish Lace Association. Bring your own finished lace or buy lace at the course. Qualifications: Sewing skills are necessary. Literature: The Swedish book Knyppling (Natur och Kultur). how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 400:- SEK. Course fee: 1580:- SEK Instructor: Kerstin Sandberg 16. SCANIAN PETTERSSON LACE Date: June 26 June 28, 22 hours of instruction Friday 17.00-20.00, Saturday 09.00-17.20, Sunday 09.00-15.00 Course Contents: The Pettersson laces were made during the years 1800-1839 by the family Pettersson from Österlen, Scania. The characteristics of these laces are the geometrical shapes they share with Scanian free-hand lace. You will learn the basics by using a standard pricked, unmarked pattern and a working diagram. With the given shapes, it is possible for you to make your own combinations and designs. It is also possible to make corners in this technique. Re-discover this old lace, its technique and its advantages. The same technique was and still is used in Hälsingland. Qualifications: Good and up-to-date skills in bobbin lace making. Literature: Pettersson Lace (Barbara Fay Verlag) how much you accomplish during the course, approx. 400:-SEK. Course fee: 1580:- SEK Instructor: Wivi-Ann Nordström 10
17. COURSE FOR NEW AND FUTURE TEACHERS IN BOBBIN LACE Date: June 27-June 28, 16 hours of instruction Saturday 09.00-17.00, Sunday 09.00-13.20 Course Contents: Inspiration and material for those who plan to start teaching or just have started to teach classes in bobbin lace making. How to start? Who can help with practical matters? How to set up a curriculum? What patterns to start with? Materials, tools and what to do with finished laces? Course fee : 1180:- SEK Instructor: Hedwig Silén Hermanson 11
APPLICATION Name:..... Address:......... Phone:..... E-mail:..... Date of birth:.. The above information is mandatory Single room 340:-/night Double room 290:-/night arrival / departure / Sharing room/section with.. Rent of linen and towels 80:- Rent of towels 40:- Borrow a lace pillow Låna a Dalecarlia pillow Lunch 5 days 370:- Lunch 10 days 740:- vid minst 35 pers/vecka och senast 13 april Request for special diet... Note! Registration for lunch is a commitment! 1. Advanced Course I June 22 - July 3 2. Advanced Course II June 22 - July 3 3. Advanced Course III June 22 - July 3 4. Fine Bobbin Lace Course June 22 - July 3 5. Provincial Lace Making June 22 - July 3 full course one-week course advanced course In case of one-week or advanced course, choose Dalecarlia lace Scania lace 6. Studies in Composition June 22 - July 3 I have completed Advanced Course I II III year... 9. Childrens Course June 22 - June 26 10. Childrens Course 29 June - 3 July 11. Pictorial Bobbin Lace June 22 - June 26 June 29 - July 3 12. Bobbin Lace in Metal Wire June 22 - June 26 13. Needle and Embroidered Lace June 22 - June 26 14. Bruges Flower Lace June 22 - June 26 June 29 - July 3 15. Mounting Bobbin Lace June 26 - June 28Note! Weekend course Date and signature: / 2015 We must have your application no later than April 13, 2015 7. Beginners and Advanced Course June 22 - June 26 I m a beginner 8. Beginners and Advanced Course June 29 - July 3 I m a beginner 16. Skånska Petterssonspetsar June 26 - June 28Note! Weekend course 15. Kurs för cirkelledare June 27 - June 28Note! Weekend course Note! List several courses in order of preference!
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