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Port land Lace Socie ty

OfficersPresident:

Beverly Davis32697 S Meridian RdWoodburn, OR [email protected]

Vice President:

Jackie Nissen3121 Juniper DrNewberg, OR [email protected]

Demos:

Sherri Campbell930 NW Natio Parkway K3Portland, OR [email protected]

Secretary:

Shelley Heringer7795 SW 140th AveBeaverton, OR [email protected]

Treasurer:

Pauline Zietz24012 NE 132nd AveBattleground, WA [email protected]

Librarian:

Beverly Davis32697 S Meridian RdWoodburn, OR [email protected]

Newsletter Editor:

Jean Reeves1359 S Ginger CtCornelius, OR [email protected]

WEB:Kathy [email protected]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Our meetings are the 1st Thurs. of the month, 10:00-12:00, at the Sellwood Community Centerlocated on the corner of 15th and Spokane St. in Sellwood.

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Details for Calendar Items:Mondays - Lace at Lynda Libby’s from 10:00 am to Noon.2nd Mon of the month - Newberg (and Friends) meet from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Check the Calendar for Place.2nd Sat of the month - Willamette Heritage Center Mill building 2nd Floor Open Space 10 am to noon.3rd Sat of the Month - Oregon Trail Lacemakers of Eugene meeting is 10:00 am to 1:00 pmLast Sat of the month - Oregon Country Lacemakers (OCL) meet at 111 NE 3rd St., McMinnville, OR

First Fed. Building, across the corner from the bank. 9:30 am – noon

Jan 26 Mon Lynda Libby Class

31 Sat Oregon Country Lacemakers

Feb 2 Mon Lynda Libby Class

5 Thu Portland Lace Society

9 Mon :Lynda Libby Class Newberg & Friends Evening 7-9 pm Shirley McD’s

14 Sat DEMO Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill

16 Mon Lynda Libby Class

21 Sat Oregon Trail Lacemakers



Mar 2 Mon Lynda Libby Class

5 Thu Portland Lace Society Meeting - Pauline Zietz Presiding

5-6 Thu-Sun Barjac Ombree Class put on by LPS (Beverly and Jean attending)

9 Mon Lynda Libby Class Newberg and Friends 7-9 pm Opal Shimmin’s



21 Sat Oregon Trail Lacemakers




Apr 2 Thu Portland Lace Society



13 Mon Lynda Libby Class Newberg & Friends 7-9 pm Jackie Nissen’s

17-18 Fri-Sat Shuttlebirds Workshop in Spokane WA

Newsletter items for next edition due before 15th of the month

Looking Ahead:Feb 13-15 2015 Winter Conference, Costa Mesa, CAApr 17-18 Shuttlebirds, Spokane, WAJun 18-21 2015 NW Lace Conference, Newberg, ORJul 27 - Aug 2 2015 IOLI Convention, Coralville, IA

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Minutes—December 4, 2015

Meeting was called to order by President Beverly Davis with21 in attendance.

Secretary Jean Reeves reminded about paying dues on timeso we can get an accurate Roster in the February Edition ofthe Newsletter.

Treasurer Janet Brand reported the following:Beginning Balance $35,145Income $1,430Expenses $1,729Ending Balance $34,845

She asked if we wanted to do our regular donation of $500 toSellwood, $200 to the Lace Museum, and $100 to Shuttle-birds. It was voted to do the same this year.

DEMOS —Champoeg December 6. OK to come in Christmas Sweaterinstead of a costume this time.Snowflakes at Sellwood December 6th, but no informationcould be had if we were invited this year or not.Magic at the Mill either Dec. 19 or 20. Beverly will contactthose going to see which date will work best for most.

Special announcement by Beryl - CJ David is getting mar-ried tomorrow.

Jackie had announcements, information and questions re-garding the NW Conference. We discussed items listed inthe newsletter. In addition, she had information on the mealsand choices for us to vote on. The possible menu waspassed around and we voted on several items, salads anddeserts. Class size is 12. We are still looking for vendors.Jackie has the contract/information if you need to give tosomeone.

We still need butterflies made with bobbin lace. These needto be in a three to four inch (ish) size. Please give to Alice.

The next Conference meeting will be on the 25th of April.After our lacemaking in McMinnville and usual lunch we willre-convene at Jackie’s in Newberg to assemble goodie bagsetc.

Leftover bowl from Lace Day was claimed by Janet Brand.Glad we found its home.

Next order of business was the installation of officers. Mar-garet Palen performed the ceremony accompanied by ShirleyMcDaniel. Our officers are:

President Beverly Davis, Vice President Jackie Nissen, Sec-retary Shelley Heringer, and Treasurer Pauline Zietz

There is an opening for Librarian to be filled by appointmentof the President.

The meeting was then adjourned and we enjoyed a potlucksocial time.

Respectfully submitted - Jean Reeves, Secretary

Minutes 1/8/15

Meeting called to order by President Beverly Davis at 10:23am

Beverly received an email from Lanka Sukenck (?)--she does lacein wire in Canada. Bev was going to pass the email around (but Idon't think it made the rounds).

Volunteer hours notebook was sent around for those wanting torecord in the group book instead of keeping their own record.

Jackie sent a copy of Australian Lace Museum Magazine which hasa lovely "teaser" pattern inside.

Treasurer's Report by Pauline ZietzBeginning balance: $2629.38OUT: $168.90 (Conference 2015 bags)OUT: $800.00 (Donations)IN: $280.00 (Member Dues)Ending balance: $1940.48

We are currently using Quickbooks 2008 which needs to be up-dated to a new version.Motion made by Jackie to: update bookkeeping program to "2015Quickbooks for Non-Profits" for $45.00 (Pauline will researchwhether we qualify or not). Motion seconded by Janet Brand,Passed by the group and Carried by Beverly Motion made by Jeanto: Leave the decision up to Pauline to decide whether to purchasethe program for $229.95, or switch to "Quicken Advanced" for$64.99. Pauline will also set up a schedule to update the programapproximately every two years.Motion seconded by Janet Brand, Passed by the group and Carriedby Beverly.Motion made by Janet to: take all signatures off the Umpqua BankAccount EXCEPT Pauline Zietz, Treasurer and Beverly Davis,President for the specific interest of obtaining new signature cardson file.Motion seconded by Joanne Meyer, Passed by the group and Car-ried by Beverly.2015 Annual Report For Non-Profits: the information Pauline hassays the "Registered Agent" must have an Oregon Street Address.Pauline will research this and see what the requirements are. If itmust be an Oregon Address, either Beverly Davis, President orShelley Heringer, Secretary will have their address added to theforms.End of Treasurer's Report

Nothing new to report regarding NW Conference 2015 by Jackie.

Membership Dues are due now...$20 for 2015

Shuttlebirds Spokane Conference: 4/17-18/2015 Registrationopened as of 1/5/15

Attendees have carpooled in the past, and will probablydo so again this year with plans to leave on Thursday 4/16/15 andreturn on Sunday 4/19/15. Contact Jackie for further information.

Jean passed around "Kloppelshop 2014 Katalog" A village in Ger-many is advertising for Trees to be made to hang around their vil-lage. Jean thought it would be an interesting, and fun, project tosend some trees from PLS to the village. They must be returned bythe April PLS meeting so they can be mailed out in time for theshow in Germany. Contact Jean for pattern.

Meeting closed at 10:40am by President Beverly Davis

Show and Tell followed:Beverly: bookmarks and 3D starsJean: beaded Idrija collarSandra: crocheted purse made by a friendPauline: crocheted baby blanket

Respectfully submitted by Shelley K Heringer, Secretary

WEB SITE - portlandlacesociety.comAny questions, pictures of your work etc. can be sentto Kathy Hensel for posting. [email protected]

Be sure to check our web page and please contributefinished items for the Gallery. We want a variety ofitems to show the world what we do.

==================================Enclosed is the pattern and information sheet regard-ing the Mein Baum fur Schonsee which are trees to bemade in lace. We will be sending them off to Ger-many to display in the village. The folder was in acatalog I received from Kloppelshop.

Christina has translated for us so here are the direc-tions in English.

Mein Baum für Schönsee / My tree for Schoensee

Small Tree:for trunk and crown appr 8-10 pairsMaterial: Linen NEL 80/3 or NEL 60/2, possibly somewire for edgesIf small tree increased by 20%: Linen NEL 50/3 or NEL35/2Color:Green: any from light to dark greenBrown: earthy, brown, ochre, etc.Silver: on edges for snow (or white?)Instructions:Start at the trunk, then continue onto the crown.

Feel free to work the tree design any way you wantbut please keep the form.Size, technique, type of lace and materials are up toyou.As the trees will be presented hanging as well, itwould be suitable to add wire to the edges and starchthe lace well.

We will collect the trees at the April meeting, but ifyou make trees and cannot attend they should fit inflat envelope to send to me or give them to someoneyou know is coming. You can also give them to me atthe March 28th McMinnville lace meeting. We willthen write a letter and send to them maybe with pic-tures of our forests here in Oregon. Make as manytrees as you can. Thanks, Jean

DEMO Opportunities:Contact Sherri Campbell 971-271-7664 orShirley McDaniel 503-662-3538.Remember to ask if we are welcome at some of theplaces you go.

2015Feb 14 Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill

1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301Mar 14 Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill

1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301

Remember—every 2nd Saturday at the mill 10 am to noon isan opportunity to share our lace addiction.——————————————————————————--NOTE: March 5th meeting will be presided over by PaulineZietz since Beverly (and me too) will be in Seattle attendingthe Barjac Ombree Class. Maria Provencher and ElizabethPeterson will join in with us (sharing room expenses). Thisclass is full with 14 students and goes for four days so weshould be busy all the time.==============================================

Annelore broughtan Idrija piecemade in varie-gated thread andan ornament at-tached to a wirering for show andtell.

Jackie did another piece of the won-derful needle lace the learned in Aus-tralia—Cordonnicot. Very pretty.

I actually finished my Teapotfrom Louise’s class. I know, ittook a long time to get back to it,

but finishing is important.


T h i s a n d T h a t


.From Jackie ——

Next MeetingNext meeting will be scheduled Saturday after-noon, April 25 following lace in McMinnville.From 1:30 to 4:00. The purpose of the meetingis to put together goodie bags with items thatwe have.

There will be additional goodies which will beadded Wednesday June 17 when we hand outthe bags.

We will need to have a small group meetingaround June 10 to put together registration in-formation.

FavorsI have bags with 10 lanyard hooks for the tatters making scissor fobs for the mini scissors. See me for as many as youmight need.

If anyone is working on favors, please let me know. I am trying to make sure each item is identified with the name of theperson(s) donating the items.

Muriel has finished the butterfly pincushions and the golf tee magnet pin “pickeruppers.” Thank you Muriel for all yourhard work.

============================================================================Installation of Officers for 15/16 — Thanks to Shirley McDaniel and Margaret Palen for installing theofficers for this term.

Beverly Pres., Jackie Vice Pres., Pauline Treasurer, andShelley Secretary. Thanks for volunteering.


MEMBERSHIP FORM - Dues run from January 1st to December 31stDues = $20 Annual

PLEASE return this form with your payment: _____ New _____ Renewal

NAME: ___________________________________________________ PHONE: ____________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________ E-MAIL: ____________________

__________________________________________________________ Send Payment to:Jean Reeves

__________________________________________________________ 1359 S. Ginger CtCornelius, OR 97113

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Delivered by e-mail _____ Snail mail _____ Both _____Dues paid at Lace Day will extend through the next year until December of 2015

Small tree is4 and 5/8 inchesfrom trunk bot-tom to top tip.

Large tree is 6and 5/8 inchesfrom trunk bot-tom to top tip.

See Christina’stranslation ofdirections onpage 3.

TO:

Jean Reeves1359 S Ginger CtCornelius, OR 97113

This is a sample of the trees made up indifferent colors of green and brown.

Remember to keep this shape, but youcan alter the size to fit your thread type.

Instructions translated from pattern in-side on page 3 and pattern on page 5.

Let’s make a good showing of trees tosend from the NW—USA.

Remember we will send after the Aprilmeeting so get them to me on or beforeApril 2nd.

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