7-Hour Workshop

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Time: 10am-5pm

Description: In this introductory bobbin lace workshop students will focus on learning the fundamental movements of bobbins to create their own lace bookmarks. Using bobbins, a bobbin lace pillow, thread, and pins, students will focus on building up the foundational skills from which all bobbin lace is made. The class will also discuss appropriate materials and supplies, including ways to make diy tools with common household materials. This class is perfect for complete beginners or those looking for a refresher on fundamentals.

Tuition: $95 + $6 materials fee (see below)

Materials: All students will be provided with all of the necesary tools/materials to make a bookmark in class. Students have the option to add a $30 supply kit to your registration fee. The supply kit includes a bobbin lace pillow, bobbins, and pins that will be yours to keep after the class. If you would like to purchase the suplpy kit, please select that specific ticket option when you register.

Location: Contemporary Craft (5645 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded by check, to your credit card, or Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

If you require accessibility accommodations, please let us know by calling 412.261.7003 and we are happy to assist you.

About the Artist

Margaret Dugger is an artist currently based in Chicago, IL. Originally trained as an artisan handweaver, she now creates weavings that reflect on the quiet moments of our daily lives. Using the processes of addition, removal, and transformation, Margaret explores concepts of interconnection, the sacred within the mundane, and historical practices brought into the contemporary. She engages with the ancient traditions of textile work and art making, using cloth and thread as her medium.Since pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, her work has branched out into new mediums including paper, sculpture, and book arts.