The Lafayette Lacemakers
are meeting via
Zoom on
Sat 12/12/20
10:30AM.
Members: please check
your e-mail for details.
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Pattern in photograph: c. Merie Lettieri, Great Lakes Lace Group
Lafayette Lacemakers, Inc., is a charter of the International Organization of Lace, Inc. Our goal is to educate and develop an appreciation for lace + the fine art of lacemaking. We meet monthly for educational programs + workshops.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Saturday, December 5, 2020
2021: Tat It and See
Thank you Jane Eborall for hosting our favorite tatting game! Jane provides detailed information in her blog post dated 2 December 2020, link HERE.
2021 Tat It and See tatting game
starting date will be Tuesday 12th January 2021.
For those of you new to the game or have played in the past years, the Introduction can be found HERE.
Tatting from previous years:
Mermaid TIAS 2018
Scissors TIAS 2015
Crinoline Lady TIAS 2017
Sailboat TIAS 2014I wonder what she will think up for 2021 : )
Tat It and See Blog
Monday, November 16, 2020
Lafayette Lacemakers are meeting by Zoom
Members:
Please check your e-mail.
We will try meeting via zoom the day after Thanksgiving.
Watch your e-mail for details!
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pattern in photograph
cKaren H Thompson, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
I.O.L.I. announcing Challenge 1: Inspired by the Stash
Look in your stash & find something to inspire you; for example:
a piece of lace you inherited, received as a gift, found in a thrift store or salvged
fiber that you have always intended to use to make lace
a pattern that you have always intended to try
It is up to you to decide what inspires you to create.
Between October 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020: Submit a picture showing your inspiration & a brief statement about your inspiration. challenge@internationalorganizationoflace.org.
When you complete your project, submit a final picture and a brief statement about your project by March 31, 2021. challenge@internationalorganizationoflace.org
Please see the I.O.L.I. Fall Bulletin 2020 (Vol 41, No. 1) , pg 5, for additional details.
Questions about the challenge? Contact: challenge@internationalorganizationoflace.org
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pattern in above photograph cKaren H Thompson, 2020
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Announcement
The Lafayette Lacemakers will not be meeting
until further notice
at the TAF building,
due to the need to "social distance"
ourselves from others
in an attempt to slow the
corona virus spread.
Members: please check your email!
Monday, June 8, 2020
Reminder ....
The Lafayette Lacemakers
will not be meeting
in June,
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
Members: please check your email!
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Save the Dates
Mark your Calendar:
New Dates: October 15-17,2020.
Third Annual Tatting Corner Tat Days
Tat Days 2020: "The Roaring 2020s"
Link HERE.
Chesterfield, Indiana, USA
Please visit The Craft Corner web site for additional information: https://tattingcorner.com/
Tat Days 2020 Theme:
"Tatting the Rainbow"
"Tatting the Rainbow"
September 3-6, 2020 Toccoa, GA USA
2021 Tat Days Dates:
September 9-12, 2021, Toccoa, GA USA
Please visit their web site for additional information: http://palmettotatters.org/
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Announcements from IOLI: Unconventional Convention 2020
News from International Organization of Lace, Inc.
"Since Covid 19 has posponed our 2020 Convention we just can't let it go without having something this year. Hence the Unconventional Convention 2020. UnCon 2020 is being held the week of July 20-24, 2020. Where? In your home at your computer each day." Additional
information HERE:
https://sites.google.com/internationalorganizationoflace.org/uncon-2020/uncon-2020
"The 2020 Convention Lace Contest has been postponed to 2022 because the contest goes with the convention theme. Some members thought we might need a challenge before the 2021 contest is announced. So ... The 2020 IOLI Iso-LACE-tion Lace Contest begins! All IOLI members are invited to participate in an Un-Conventional Contest." Link HERE for Rules and Entry Instructions. https://sites.google.com/
ISO-LACE-TION LACE:
"We invite IOLI members to submit photos of their work since we have been staying home. We would all like to see what everyone has been making." Information HERE: https://sites.google.com/internationalorganizationoflace.org/ioliorganization/iso-lace-tion-lace
Friday, May 8, 2020
Please Note ....
Announcement:
The Lafayette Lacemakers
will not have meetings
in May and June,
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
Members: please check your email!
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Announcement
Please note:
The Lafayette Lacemakers
will not have a meeting in April
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves
from others
in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
Members: please check your email!
Monday, March 30, 2020
Lace Samples
Small Lace Samples are needed for
Lafayette Lacemaker cards.
Please keep on creating small lace samples, for the cards, handed out at lace demonstrations .... and turn them in at monthly meetings.
Feast: Lace samples need to be 'period correct' so be conscious of color + don't get too fancy w/patterns.
As always, keep track of your volunteer hours and turn in those hours at the monthly meetings.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Workshop update ...
We are going to postpone our
Bobbin Workshop with Holly Van Sciver,
which was scheduled Weds-Fri, March 25-27, 2020.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
C A N C E L L E D meeting ....
EDITED 18 March 2020
We are not meeting this Saturday
due to the need to "social distance" ourselves from others in an attempt to slow the corona virus spread.
Our program, Hinojosa Lace, will be rescheduled.
We are going to postpone our
Bobbin Workshop with Holly Van Sciver, which was scheduled Weds-Fri, March 25-27, 2020.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Meeting Announcements
It uses a small number of bobbins (8-10 pr) and there are similarities with some of the Milanese braids. Members: Watch for email with additional information / details.
Friday, February 7, 2020
February meeting, March workshop
EDITED 18 March 2020
The Lafayette Lacemakers will meet this Saturday at 9 a.m. at the
638 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901.
There will be no business meeting. There will be two programs on Saturday:
The first presentation will be by Cathy K. sharing classes she took at the 2018 IOLI Convention. She learned about making lace on an Eastern European bolster pillow. She will share the two laces she studied, show the prickings used, and will explain the "open" method of making bobbin lace.
The second program led by Erma R. who will share crochet snowflakes and/or winter ornaments we can make. Members - please see email for supplies needed and additional details. Patterns will be provided.
Update 3 March 2020:
The Bobbin Lace Workshop
with Holly Van Sciver
has been postponed.
First Photograph: Designed by Betsy Evans, c.1998
Tatted Button Heart Patterns:
Abby's Heart by Ann-Christine Sundqvist c.2001
Cyleste's Heart designed and copyright C.Debi Pennington, 2001
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