Friday, February 21, 2025

Lace Bits

CBS Sunday Morning

Weaving a Fascination for Lace

Introduction to Sprang with Carol James.

Instructor: Carol James

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Duration: 90 minutes

Time: 7:00PM to 8:30PM EST

Location: Zoom

Cost: FREE, please pre-register below, or by emailing office@fabric-of-life.org

Experience Level: All are welcome.

Link here:

https://www.fabric-of-life.org/event/february-26-2025-introduction-to-sprang-with-carol-james/?fbclid=IwY2xjawImQTRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZNb8OMwlMBbPy3wQeloct2tfg2G9ol22EajoBn-baV1XQTC-08G-Jhqcw_aem_2fyE2ociPrv-IwwVjaC97g

Lace Lecture:

International Organization of Lace

presents lecture, link here:

https://lacelectures.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

March 7-8, 2025

115 E. Water St.

Portland, Indiana USA

Link here:

https://fiberarts.visitjaycounty.com/

Link Here:

https://www.nelg.us/Weaving-threads-of-lace-history

Free tatting pattern

Link here:

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-shining-sun-tatting-pattern/

Free tatting pattern

Link here:

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/beaded-necklace-pendant-tatting-pattern/

Friday, February 7, 2025

meeting announcement

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, February 8, 2025

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/ ]

Would you like to participate in a

collaborative project:

A Rose for Kalofer (OIDFA) Details in links below:

IOLI: Lace Challenge 11

https://www.oidfa.com/a-rose-for-kalofer/

------------------pattern for the tatted heart in top photograph:

Heart for the Holiday by Georgia Seitz

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Lace Bits

Would you like to participate in a

collaborative project:

A Rose for Kalofer (OIDFA) Details in links below:

IOLI: Lace Challenge 11

https://www.oidfa.com/a-rose-for-kalofer/

Sunny Sunflower tatting pattern.

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-sunny-sunflower-tatting-pattern/

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-and-easy-sunflower-tatting-pattern/

Virtual Education - Link.

Celebrate the longest (or shortest) day of the year – June 21, 2025 – by lacing all through the night, and day, and night…

10 classes … 30 straight hours … $60

Western Hemisphere – Friday evening (June 20) through Saturday night (June 21)
Europe – Early Saturday (June 21) morning through Sunday morning (June 22)
Australia – Saturday morning (June 21) through Sunday evening (June 22)

Details available in late February. Registration open from late March through June 19.

Scheduled Instructors

Josée Poupart, Canada – a bobbin sprint within a marathon
Elizabeth Kurella, USA – history – Lace of the Sun King
Louise West, England – contemporary bobbin lace
Elizabeth Peterson, USA – Bruges bobbin lace
Allie Marguccio, USA – Idrija bobbin lace
Theresa Kelly, Ireland – Carrickmacross
Sally Schoenberg, USA – bobbin lace
Özden Clow, France – Igne Oya
Joan Brash, USA – needle lace
Kelli Slack, USA – tatting

Join as many virtual classes as you can live, but don’t worry, they will all be recorded. Registrants will have access to all the recordings for 1 full year.

https://www.sadieseasongoods.com/sewing-to-a-tea-the-hidden-pin-cushion/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIE5slleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSDQYlUu2J7DtQlkYv8kUWaXg1o_h27UpGw8HSTIDgafjEVBguBBIOWVWg_aem_Y3cXanZxhDcxIp70f3fJVQ

Finger Lakes Lace Guild

moved the date and location of their 2025 Lace Day.

October 9-12, 2025

Hotel Ithaca

222 So. Cayuga St.

Ithaca, NY

https://www.thehotelithaca.com/

http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/2024/12/finger-lakes-tatting-2025.html

Friday, January 10, 2025

Announcement: January meeting cancelled

Due the weather,

the Lafayette Lacemakers

will not be meeting

on Saturday.

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Lace Bits

https://www.facebook.com/@iolilace/

2025 Lace Challenge on Facebook

#lacechallenge_2025

Check your

mailbox! The new issue is on-line

and in the post.

IOLI web site LINK.

IOLI Members - don't miss out

of the Book Sale this month:

https://lafayette.in.gov/bicentennial

piecework magazine Link to tat-a-winter-star:

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.