Thursday, November 7, 2024

November Chapter meeting

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, November 9, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 12 noon.

Location:

The Arts Federation - TAF

638 North Street

Lafayette, IN USA 47901

765.423.2787

https://theartsfederation.org/

Please enter the building through the side door that faces the alley, and use the parking lot that's between the alley and 5th street.
[https://theartsfederation.org/ ]

Following business meeting, we will share lace news, books, magazines, project and programs, lace ideas, fibers.

Please bring show-n-tell and bring a project to work on

Guests are always welcome. If you are interested in lace,

or have met some of our members demonstrating in public,

Please feel free to join us.

Program for January 2025

TBA.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Lace Bits

Aug 3-8, 2025

Dallas TX

I.O.L.I. Convention Details HERE.

https://convention2025.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

Holiday Lights!!

Tatting Pattern: Link HERE.

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-christmas-lights-garland-tatting-pattern/

Easy Star

and Snowflake patterns. Link HERE.

https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/p/my-free-patterns.html

March 6-8, 2025, Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show --

Additional Informaiton on their web site:

https://www.ihqs.org/

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Lace Bits:

For those who visited our tent (space 104)

at the 2024 Feast of the Hunters' Moon,

here are some of the links/information which were requested

by guests attending the Feast!

The Lafayette Lacemakers are a charter of the

International Organization of Lace.

We welcome new members,

we meet monthly (Jan-Sep, Nov)

on the 2nd Saturday each month at the

The Arts Federation - TAF

638 North Street

Lafayette, IN USA 47901

765.423.2787

https://theartsfederation.org/

More information Link HERE.

For those who are not in the Lafayette area, and would

be interested in finding a lace chapter closer to you, the International Organization of Lace has on on-line list of chapters and groups by location:

IOLI Chapter List, Link HERE.

For those unable to travel. There are on-line

sessions via zoom, thru the Lace Museum,

Virtual Education, Link HERE. The classes/kits change frequently and are listed for beginners, intermediate, etc. They include bobbin lace, needle lace, tatting, thread wrapped buttons, and more.

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Where to find lace supplies???

Visit your local craft and fabric stores, online you can view the IOLI Vendor List: IOLI Lace Vendors List, Link Here.

The Tatting Corner in Chesterfield, Indiana has the Adams Wooden Tatting Shuttles for sale, thru their web site or store.

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Patterns by Members

can be found on the blog, Link Here

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We hope to see you soon at one of our chapter meetings and/or events.

Lace Challenge Guidelines

The challenge is open to any lacemaking technique and to all members of Lafayette Lacemakers. The Theme of the Lace Challenge is Jewelry. There is no time window on when items were made. Items must be made by the person submitting. The challenge is open to any lacemaking technique and to all members of Lafayette Lacemakers. Items may be original designs or patterns from published sources. For items made from published sources, reference to the pattern source must accompany each item. There is no limit on the number of items one person may enter in the challenge. We will display items submitted to the challenge in one of the display cabinets at the West Lafayette Public Library. The date when we can get the display cabinet will determine the deadline for the challenge. note that, due to space limitations, all items submitted to the challenge might not be displayed at the library.