Lafayette Lacemakers: 2025

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Lace Bits

R.S.V.P. 08/31/2025

September 11-14, 2025

Details:

https://www.palmettotatters.org/palmetto-tat-days

PTG Tat Days 2025
Rhapsody in Tatting
Ridgecrest Conference Center

Ridgecrest, NC 28770

October 4-5, 2025

Fall in Love with Quilting

Lake County Fairgrounds

4-H Building; 889 So. Court St.

Crown Point, IN USA

UPDATED .... "Tatting Corner Tat Days 2025 - "The Rocky Horror Tatting Show" (or "Tatting Goes To The Movies") is up and running for registration on the website! I have rescheduled the event to October 16 through 18 here in Chesterfield, at the Mill Creek Civic Center just a couple of blocks from the shop. Come join us - it's sure to be loads of fun this year!"

https://www.tattingcorner.com/

https://tattingcorner.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=10871

The Tatting Corner Tat Days

October 16-18, 2025

https://tattingcorner.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=10871

2026:

World Lace Festival 2026 in Poland!

We are thrilled to announce that the prestigious World Lace Festival is coming to Poland! Following its successful debut in Slovakia, this international event dedicated to bobbin lace will now be hosted in the charming towns of Nowy Sącz and Bobowa.

Save the date: 6–9 August 2026

Join lace artists, enthusiasts, and experts from around the world to explore the beauty of bobbin lace together. Inspiring workshops, captivating fashion shows, and remarkable exhibitions showcasing extraordinary craftsmanship await you.

Festival Highlights:

- International Exhibitions

- International Bobbin Lace Competition

- Fashion Shows

- Workshops and Masterclasses

- Demonstrations of Traditional and Contemporary Lace

- Handicraft and Local Culture Markets

- Cultural Performances

Join us in celebrating this timeless craft, preserving traditions, and inspiring the future. We look forward to welcoming you to the heart of lace-making in Bobowa and Nowy Sącz.

Friday, August 1, 2025

August Meeting Announcement:

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, August 9, 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/

Please bring show-n-tell and feel free to bring a project to work on. Members are encouraged to share lace news, books, magazines, and ideas.

Guests are always welcome.

If you are interested in lace,

or have met some of our members demonstrating in public,

feel free to join us.

Our 2025 meeting schedule:

August:

Materials preparation for

September bobbin lace workshop.

Members: please bring items needed for September's session. Bobbin Lace cover cloths, pillows, etc.

Check with Carolyn ...

September:

Beginning Bobbin Lace

Finalize feast planning

October:

NO CHAPTER MEETING
October 11-12: Feast of the Hunters' Moon

November:

Continue Bobbin Lace - beginner & skill building

from September workshop,

last chapter meeting of 2025.

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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.

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Bobbin Lace Holder Pattern -- link HERE.

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Lace Bits

RSVP by 8/31/2025

Tippecanoe Co. 4H Fair

July 18-26, 2025

Details:

https://www.homeofpurdue.com/events/annual-events-and-festivals/tippecanoe-county-4-h-fair/

Fundraiser for Bulgaria - OIDFA. https://oidfa-usa.org/

August 3-8, 2025

Dallas, TX

Lace Contest, Lace Display,

Classes, Vendors, Events on-line:

https://convention2025.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

https://www.oidfa.com/

Classes 11-14 August 2025

Tour 19-23 August 2025

Details:

21st OIDFA Congress 2025

August 13-17, 2025
Allegan County Fairgrounds
https://www.michiganfiberfestival.info/

September 11-14, 2025

Details:

https://www.palmettotatters.org/palmetto-tat-days

PTG Tat Days 2025
Rhapsody in Tatting
Ridgecrest Conference Center
Ridgecrest, NC 28770

UPDATED .... "Tatting Corner Tat Days 2025 - "The Rocky Horror Tatting Show" (or "Tatting Goes To The Movies") is up and running for registration on the website! I have rescheduled the event to October 16 through 18 here in Chesterfield, at the Mill Creek Civic Center just a couple of blocks from the shop. Come join us - it's sure to be loads of fun this year!"

https://www.tattingcorner.com/
https://tattingcorner.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=10871

The Tatting Corner Tat Days
October 16-18, 2025

https://tattingcorner.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=63&products_id=10871

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

FREE Class: Hands-on Lacemaking sessions

August 31, 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July Meeting Announcement

Revised 9 July 2025:

(*see below)

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, July 12, 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/

Please bring show-n-tell and feel free to bring a project to work on. Members are encouraged to share lace news, books, magazines, and ideas.

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

or have met some of our members demonstrating in public,

feel free to join us.

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Tentative Schedule for the remainder of 2025:

July: Teneriffe Lace kits

(https://teneriffelacekits.com/index.php)

Workshop and Feast Planning

Aug: Materials preparation for

September workshop

Members: bring cover cloths and items

to be used in September.

Sept: Beginning Bobbin Lace workshop, two sessions.

+ finalize feast planning

October - NO CHAPTER MEETING

October 11-12: Feast of the Hunters' Moon

Demonstrate Lace making

Nov: Continue Bobbin Lace from September workshop,

last chapter meeting of 2025

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*Photograph at top of post:

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

c.2019 Heirloom Arts

https://teneriffelacekits.com

Kit includes custom loom, needle, fiber, + four patterns/instructions.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Annual Chapter Dues $10

It is time to Renew your Membership.

July 2025 - June 2026

Annual Dues are $10.00.

We Welcome new members.

Lafayette Lacemakers, Inc., is open to people interested in any aspect of laceand lacemaking. We extend our invitation to you to become better acquainted with lace.

Lafayette Lacemakers provides support + resources for new lacemakers.

Becoming a member of the lace group

will not only put you in touch with other lace makers,

but keep you up-to-date on what is happening in the lace world.

Please contact

Membership Chair

with comments/questions

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Email Carolyn at lacedobes (at) aol (dot) com.

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The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

meet monthly on the Second Saturday,

January thru September, and November.

at 9:00 a.m.

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/ ]
Programs at these meetings include beggining lace making, sharing ideas on techniques, planning hands-on workshops, lace identification, and studying types of laces
and their place in fashion + history.

Guests are welcome to attend twomeetings before joining our chapter.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

June Meeting Announcement

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

of the International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, June 14, 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/

Please bring show-n-tell and feel free to bring a project to work on. Members are encouraged to share lace news, books, magazines, and ideas.

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

or have met some of our members demonstrating in public,

feel free to join us.

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Tentative Schedule for the remainder of 2025:

June: Lace In (bring a project)

workshop + feast planning

July: Teneriffe Lace kits

(https://teneriffelacekits.com/index.php)

*see below

Aug: Materials preparation for

September workshop

Sept: Beginning Bobbin Lace workshop

+ finalize feast planning

October - NO CHAPTER MEETING

October 11-12: Feast of the Hunters' Moon

Demonstrate Lace making

Nov: Continue Bobbin Lace from September workshop,

last chapter meeting of 2025

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*Photograph of teneriffe kit for meeting:

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

c.2019 Heirloom Arts Joan Brash

Kit includes custom loom, needle, fiber, + four patterns/instructions.

https://teneriffelacekits.com/

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Photograph at the top of post:

Teneriffe Lace Sunflower (kit) c.2020 Heirloom Arts

Kit and Instruction: Joan Brash

https://teneriffelacekits.com/

2025 Calendar of 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.