In memory of Barbara Jean Jones · 03/09/2019 · lace | heart | art #3 3rd International Challenge and Online Exhibition of Handmade Bobbin Lace in Colour 2020 Designed by Lenka

Creative Lace Event for Lacemakers Worldwide sponsored by

Barkonie, s.r.o., Czech Republic New School of Lace and Wire Lace Supplies, Canada

We invite all lacemakers to use lace|heart|pattern #3 and fill it with colours, creativity and love!

Free Pattern. No Entry Fee. Simple Submission Process.

3rd

In memory of Barbara Jean Jones

lace | heart | art #3 3rd International Challenge and Online Exhibition of Handmade Bobbin Lace in Colour 2020

Designed by Lenka Suchanek for New School of Lace

July 2019

STORY OF BARB’S HEART

Barbara and her mom, Pat, were among the first students who signed up for Adult Bobbin Lace course offered by the New School of Lace, back in 2014. Barb was the youngest in the class, and she came in with youthful energy and an open mind, eager to learn. Her enthusiasm not only allowed her to grasp the lace basics quickly, but also helped others to overcome common beginners' obstacles. Barb's great sense of humour, and a beautiful smile that came with it, opened our hearts and made our shared starting steps so much easier. Like any new lacemaker, Barb occasionally made mistakes and mixed up her bobbins, but there was something very different about how she responded. Instead of being upset and complaining about her abilities, she accepted mistakes cheerfully, just as another great opportunity to learn. Quite a mature and wise approach for somebody who is 27 year young, we thought! Barb's positive attitude had of course a very beneficial influence on the whole class. It helped to create a relaxed atmosphere, and encouraged everybody to persevere, enjoy and do their best.

Unlike many young lacemaking adepts, Barb did not leave after the first course to try something else. She took another course and many more. She loved lace and also the challenge of learning the traditional craft well. After working with fibre, she switched to wire and never looked back. With a bright colour palette of the wires and beads, Barb's lace really started to blossom. Especially when she discovered a heart pattern - a half stitch tape outline with a diamond plait filling - which became her favourite design. She made several hearts, one of them in her favourite purple colour. Barb always surprised us by her creative ideas, that added interest and fun to the simplest patterns. It was a joy to share lace with her, and we all looked forward to our weekly meetings. As we have got to know each other better, we learnt that when Barb was a child, she suffered a life-threatening brain injury. Not only she survived, but she fully recovered, went back to school, and graduated from high school and college. She lived a full life, close to her loving family and many friends. She worked in her community and helped with work on her parent's farm. She loved nature and animals, and enjoyed travelling, running, swimming and waterskiing. She liked to take photographs that captured all the beauty of her world, as she saw it and lived it. Realizing the challenges that Barb faced every day, we understood why she would not be upset about a missed cross or twist. She had been used to solving much bigger problems. How she managed to keep her spirits high and her positive attitude intact was nothing short of a miracle. She was simply amazing. When Barb's loving, caring soul left her earthly body in summer 2016, we were all overcome by a deep sadness and our weekly classes became profound healing sessions. Connected by delicate lace threads, we shared life lessons about grieving and healing, about a mother's strength and dignity, about power of women's wisdom, and most of all above love. Love embodied by Barb was so genuine and she shared it so effortlessly, that everybody around her was touched. Loosing her physical presence was very hard and stirred many emotions, but despite this all, we kept lacing, and the weave coming out of our hands was quite beautiful. As if somebody was watching our pillows, guiding our hands, and encouraging us to accept and turn it all in a great learning experience.

And because inspiration is never far from love, the idea of a bobbin lace challenge was born. The lace|heart|art international challenge and online exhibition, in memory of Barb, offers one simple heart pattern every year for lacemakers around the world to fill it with colours and love. We welcome everybody, and especially young lacemakers, to take part, get inspired, and create!

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Barb working on her

favourite wire lace pattern

Barb’s Collection of Wire Lace Hearts



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Fibre Lace Sample A

3rd lace|heart|art challenge

INTRODUCTION

We are pleased to present the 3rd lace|heart|art Challenge and Online Exhibition of Handmade Bobbin Lace in Colour.

In the 3rd edition theme, the heart is filled with warmth and love, symbolized by the sun. Rays radiating from the centre permeate the heart and fill the world with light and colours.

Free patterns with working instructions are provided for fibre as well as wire mediums. We invite lacemakers to fill their hearts with vibrant, life-giving sun energy.

All shining hearts will be accepted and included in our celebration of lace, love and art.

Competition is divided into three categories: Fibre Lace, Wire Lace and Young Lacemakers.

Generous prizes for the winners are sponsored by Barkonie, s.r.o. (Czech Republic) and Wire Lace Supplies (Canada).

Submission deadline is on February 14th, 2020

We look forward to your participation,

lace|heart|art team Wendy MacKinnon, Lenka Suchanek, Pat Wrigley Surrey, BC, Canada

Fibre Lace Sample B


Wire Lace Sample


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https://lenkas.com/new-wire-lace-supplies/

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Print size check: this line is 101 mm (4 inches) long

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SUN CENTRE- SAMPLE A SUN CENTRE - SAMPLE B SUN CENTRE - TEMPLATE

PRICKING for FIBRE LACE HEART SAMPLE A and B



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WORKING DIAGRAMS for FIBRE HEART - SAMPLE A

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INSTRUCTIONS for FIBRE HEART sample A

MATERIALS used for FIBRE SAMPLE A :

Barkonie Linen 50/2 in following colours: #1 (white), #4 (light yellow), #7 (sun yellow), #15 (orange), #26 (light red), #28 (dark red)

PRICKING works with above mentioned threads. For other materials, test the pricking and resize if necessary.

WORKING INSTRUCTIONS This heart is made in 3 parts: part 1 - sun circle with rays, part 2- heart outline, part 3 - sun centre

WINDING BOBBINS

Part 1 - SUN CIRCLE WITH RAYS

1 worker pair (#1-white) 9 passive pairs (2x #26, 2x #15, 2 #7, 2x #4, 1x #1) 2 plait pairs (#1-white)

Part 2 - HEART OUTLINE

1 worker pair (colour #1) 6 passive pairs (1x #28, 2x #26, 2x #15, 1x #1)

Part 3 - SUN CENTRE 3 pairs (#1-white) 1 gimp - double thread with loop (#1-white)

For complete tutorial with illustration photos, please see Working Instructions for Fibre Heart

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1 x worker pair 9 x passive pair 2 x plait pair

1 x worker pair 6 x passive pair

3 x 1 x gimp



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WORKING DIAGRAMS for FIBRE HEART - SAMPLE B

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INSTRUCTIONS for FIBRE HEART sample B

MATERIAL for FIBRE SAMPLE B • Boarkonie Linen 50/2 - colour#1-white • Barkonie Karolina metallic threads: K. size 3 - colour#05, and K. size 2 - colour#03 • Miyuki seed beads, size 15/0 - gold colour

PRICKING for FIBRE HEART B is the same as for FIBRE HEART A. It works with above mentioned threads. For other materials, test the pricking and resize if necessary.

WORKING INSTRUCTIONS This heart is made in 3 parts: part 1 - sun circle with rays and centre, part 2 - heart outline, part 3 - sun centre finishing

WINDING BOBBINS

Note: for Fibre Heart sample B, two kinds of bobbins were used - traditional Torchon bobbins for linen thread and Lenka’s medium wire bobbins for metallic threads. Barkonie Karolina threads behaviour is somewhat close to wire - they are willful and curly, so they benefit from special features of wire lace bobbins.

Part 1 - SUN CIRCLE WITH RAYS AND CENTRE

1 worker pair - linen (colour#1-white) 4 passive pairs - linen (#1-white) 3 passive pairs - Karolina 3 (colour #05) with beads

2 plait pairs - Karolina 2 (colour#03)

1 gimp pair (linen colour#1-white)

Part 2 - HEART OUTLINE

1 worker pair (colour#1-white) 6 passive pairs - 3x linen (colour#1) 2x K.3 (colour#05) 1x K.2 (colour#03) with beads

Part 3 - SUN CENTRE FINISHING Gimp pair from PART 1 works here as a regular pair

For complete tutorial with illustration photos, please see Working Instructions for Fibre Heart

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1 x worker pair 5 x passive pair 1 x passive pair with beads

1 x worker pair 4 x passive pair 3 x passive pair with beads

2 x plait pair 1 x gimp pair

1 x pair



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PRICKING for WIRE LACE HEART

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WORKING DIAGRAMS for WIRE HEART

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PART 1 - SUN CIRCLE PART 2 - HEART OUTLINE

PART 3 - HEART CENTRE

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INSTRUCTIONS for WIRE HEART

MATERIAL USED IN WIRE SAMPLE • Enamelled copper wire 0.2mm (approx. AWG 32) in lilac, purple and gold colours • Preciosa round crystal beads 3mm (light amethyst) and 4mm (dark amethyst)

PRICKING works with above mentioned wire, and is also suitable for size 0.22mm (AWG 31). For wire size 0.25mm (AWG 30) it should be tested, and enlarged if necessary.

WORKING INSTRUCTIONS This heart is made in 3 parts: part 1 - sun circle, part 2- heart outline with sun rays, part 3 - sun centre

WINDING BOBBINS

Part 1 - SUN CIRCLE

1 worker pair (gold) 1 gimp (lilac with 3mm beads) 4 passive pairs (gold) 1 gimp (gold colour with 4mm beads)

Part 2 - HEART OUTLINE WITH SUN RAYS

1 worker pair (gold) 6 passive pairs (2 gold, 2 lilac, 2 purple) 2 tally pairs ( to be used for first ray tally and reused for 9 more tallies)

Part 3 - SUN CENTRE

10 pairs - (gold)

For complete tutorial with illustration photos, please see Working Instructions for Wire Heart

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1 x gimp with 20 beads 3mm round

1 x gimp with 10 beads 4mm round



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SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY

You can submit one work in each category: one fibre lace entry and one wire lace entry (maximum two entries per person)

Submit your images by e-mailing them to: [email protected] by a submission deadline on Thursday, February 14, 2020

SELECTION PROCESS

While technical aspects are important in bobbin lace, the prime focus of the of the lace|heart|art challenge is on creative use of colours, originality and artistic merit in delivering the idea of the loving, shining heart.

Three judges will make a selection and award prizes. Their decision is final. If the volume of entries doesn’t exceed available time, we will make an effort to share their feedback and comments with you.

PRIZES

1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in Fibre Lace 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in Wire Lace

Young lacemakers* - 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in Fibre Lace Young lacemakers* - 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in Wire Lace

* lacemakers who will be 30 years old or younger in year 2020 (born in 1990 or later)

All entries are entered in a competition for the Grand Prize for Creative Interpretation.

Supplemental awards can be given at the discretion of the jury.

Prizes are sponsored by Barkonie, s.r.o. (Czech Republic) and Wire Lace Supplies (Canada)

Winners will be announced, and online exhibition opened on April 8, 2020 on website https://lenkas.com/laceheartart/

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https://lenkas.com/laceheartart/



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CHALLENGE AND EXHIBITION GUIDELINES

1. lace|heart|art challenge is open to all lacemakers 2. There is no entry fee 3. One entry per person per category (maximum 2 entries per person: one in fibre, one in wire lace) 4. Young lacemaker must be 30 years or younger in year 2020 (born in year 1990 or later) 5. Lacemakers must use the provided lace|heart|art #3 pattern 6. Pricking and working diagrams are provided for both fibre and wire medium 7. Lacemakers choose colours, and may use different stitches and design elements 8. Pricking size may be adjusted to fit the medium 9. Lace must be handmade by the entrant 10. One photo of the work and two photos of a detail must be provided for each entry 11. Works are judged from the photos (actual works don’t need to be sent) 12. Judging will be done by a panel of 3 judges; their decision is final 13. Images of all works will be included in the online exhibition, credited with lacemaker’s name and

country of origin 14. Organizers reserve the right to resize/crop the images to fit the format of the online exhibition 15. Organizers reserve the right to use images of winning entries to promote the event online and in

printed periodicals (lace and art magazines)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. All entries to be emailed by the end of Thursday, February 14, 2020 (Pacific Standard Time) to [email protected]

2. One overall image of the work, and two detail images are required for each entry 3. Images must be in jpg. format, each not exceeding 6MB in size. 4. Images may not be digitally altered (improved by Photoshop or any other image editing program). 5. Images must be titled with entrant’s name. Here is an example:

EvaKral1.jpg, EvaKral2.jpg and EvaKral3.jpg 6. Send all three images together in one e-mail to [email protected] 7. In the same the e-mail, include following information:

A) Your Name B) Your Country C) Your Year of Birth (only if you are entering in Young Lacemaker Category) D) Materials used to make your lace|heart|art E) % size of the pricking (if you used re-sized original) F) photography credit (if made by another person than the artist)

8. We will contact you by e-mail to confirm that your application was received. Please add [email protected] to your contacts (safe senders list) to ensure notifications are delivered to you.

DISCLAIMER/LEGAL By submitting an entry the lacemaker confirms that she/he is the creator of the entered work, and that the photographs truthfully represent the work.

By submitting an entry the lacemaker accepts that her/his entry will be available for long term viewing (with credit visible) as a photo in the lace|heart|art online exhibition, hosted on website https://lenkas.com/laceheartart/. Images might be used to promote the lace|heart|art challenge on other websites, social media and in print.

By submitting, the lacemaker does hereby acknowledge and agree to all rules as listed in this prospectus. The entrant waives, releases, and discharges the New School of Lace, its staff and volunteers or agents, the lace|heart|art team, and any exhibition jurors, if applicable, from any and all actions, suits, damages, claims, and demands whatsoever for any damage and/or personal liability.

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In memory of Barbara Jean Jones · 03/09/2019 · lace | heart | art #3 3rd International Challenge and Online Exhibition of Handmade Bobbin Lace in Colour 2020 Designed by Lenka