Save the date ....

edited 05/29/2015

Location:   American Legion Hall

4000 Saratoga Avenue

Downer's Grove, Illinois 60515

Activities:

Give it a Go:  Kumihimo, needle lace, needle tatting, ground stitches on pillows

Lace Demonstrations, L.A.C.E. History Table, Lace Display by members

Contest / Lunch / Raffle

Friday Workshop:

Kathy Kaufmann:  Withof 

9:30-4

Claredon Hills Library

Saturday Classes:

10-12 Beginning Bobbin Lace

10-12 Paisley-shaped Tatted pendant

1-3:30 Kumihimo Beaded Bracelet Class

1-3:30 Metallic Jewelry Class [tatting w/metal thread]

(update)   Vendors:

Bead in Hand

Books from Maria Provencher

Snowgoose Lace

The Tatting Corner

Wood + Threads

Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange 

Link to facebook page HERE.
Link to web site HERE.

Link to 2015 Illinois Lace Day details including class descriptions/photographs
      and workshop information HERE.

Save the dates ....

Edited 6/9/2015

Registration is now OPEN!

Palmetto Tat Days: 2015 Tat Days 

http://palmettotatters.org/forms/tatdayreg.asp

13th Annual

Tat Days 2015

"Tatting Angels Among Us "

September 4-5 

Location:

Georgia Baptist Conference Center

462 Sonrise Way 

Toccoa, GA  30577

Class Projects - Link HERE

Tat Days Schedule - Link HERE

See website for details and updates - Link HERE

-------------  Upcoming Lace Events

Fringe Element Tatters Canada: Cambridge, Ontario on September 25 & 26, 2015.
https://fringetatters.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/fringe-tat-days-registration-form-2015-final-rev.pdf

Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange Lace Day, June 13, 2015. American Legion Hall 4000 Saratoga Avenue Downer's Grove, IL 60515
http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/Lace%20Day%202015.htm

The Doris Southard Lace Guild hosts the 2015 I.O.L.I. convention which will be held at the Marriott Coralville Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville Iowa. More than 200 lace enthusiasts and 22 teachers Convention dates: July 27 - August 2, 2015 Karen Bovard has a great line up of classes and I will be teaching beginners.

Indiana Lace Day 2015

 Tatting in progress by Diane, blogging at Lace-Lovin' Librarian.    

Please check out Diane's blog post:  Visiting the Lafayette Lacemakers.

Sue Anna, blogging at Sue Anna's blog, brought her tatted lanyard project.   She is using Patti Duff's beaded lanyard pattern.   Link HERE for information and pattern.   

 Mary's crochet - will be finished into a potholder.   Do you see the shimmer?  Lovely yarn with shimmers.

Kate's bobbin lace. 

 Elizabeth's bobbin lace (see newsletter for more information)

 Elizabeth's Lipton Slovak Bobbin Lace.

Perle Coton 

Don't you adore the embellished bobbins . . . beautiful on lace pillows...

Plain or spangled . . . the lace is created with care and skill of the lacemaker.

Until next lace day ---

LINKS to More posts and photos:

Lace-Lovin' Librarian - Link HERE.

     Joining the Lafayette Lacemakers.

Battatter's Blogger - Link HERE.

     Lace Day 2015.

Yarnplayer's Tatting Blog - Link HERE.

     Pictures from Indiana Lace Day.

Lelia's Stitches of Life II - Link HERE.

Gathering in Indiana for Lace Day.

Lafayette Lacemaker's Blog:

Lace Contest Entries - Link HERE

2015 Indiana Lace Day - Link HERE. 

2015 Indiana Lace Day

 This is from a 16th century pattern from Italy or France.  Anne is creating this trim to embellish a blouse bodice, made with DMC metallics.  

 Lace trim in progress, by Chris, on traveling pillow.

Carol, blogging at Battatter's Blogger, with her Tardis tatted Doily.

Carol has a wonderful post on her blog, with photos, link here:  Lace Day 2015

  Marilee, blogging at Yarnplayer, wearing her butterfly necklace and tatted earrings.    (close-up).

Please visit Marilee's blog post, link here:  Pictures from Indiana Lace Day. 

..... More tomorrow

Lace Contest entries

 

April 11th is INDIANA LACE DAY --- See you there!!!

Events Include:

Contest with cash prizes

open to ALL LACEMAKERS

Click HERE for Lace Contest details

Vendors:

Aebi's Woodworking / John and Carol Aebi

Lacemaking + Needle Arts / Kathy Kirchner

Van Sciver Bobbin Lace / Holly Van Sciver

Lacemaking is Egg-citing!

Saturday, April 11, 2015

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Eastern Time

Tippecanoe Arts Federation

638 North Street

Lafayette, Indiana

Please note the change of

venue from previous years.

The photograph on flyer is

Carolyn Regnier's winning

entry from Indiana Lace Day

2013:  Flowers in Bloom

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Revised 02012015 / SJC 010515 Flyer