Lafayette Lacemakers: July 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July Meeting Announcement

(*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:

Kit in progress.

July: Teneriffe Lace kits

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

Workshop and Feast Planning

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 at top of post:

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

c.2019 Heirloom Arts

https://teneriffelacekits.com

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

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.