Showing posts with label Lace Groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lace Groups. Show all posts

Monday, October 16, 2023

Lace Bits: Beginner bobbin lace, Lace Groups, lace videos, tatting patterns

Follow the link ABOVE for 
a bobbin lace fish pattern & instructions.
"beginners pattern suitable for everyone"



The Lace Museum

 
Additional Beginning Bobbin Lace Class!
We have just added another beginning bobbin lace class with Karen Thompson to our online class schedule. The practice session is Monday, October 30th and the class starts Monday, November 6th, so there is just enough time to register and receive your kit. Register with the link below, or at https://thelacemuseum.org/virtual-education/. If you have any questions, please email VirtualWorkshops@thelacemuseum.org.
A 12-Hour Introduction to Bobbin Lace
Course Description: An introduction to bobbin lace basics from winding the bobbins and learning the basic movements to making 4 samples, each building on the skills already learned. Each session is preceded by a 45-60 minute practice session that covers 2-camera setup, kit contents and how to wind bobbins before class.
Level: Beginner
Registration Fee: $75�Kit: $75 All supplies are available in a kit OR you can use your own bobbin lace tools.
Workshop Dates: 4 Mondays – November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 2023�Workshop Time: 9:00 am – 12 noon PST�Practice for this session: Monday, October 30 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am PDT�
Register here



Head over to you tube and check out
Maimai Kaito's tatting videos ....




Lace Congress, activities, workshops, 3x/year magazine, lace museum & MORE
Link HERE for additional information



Follow the link.



Publication 4x/year, conference, workshops, activities, and MORE.




Lace in Flanders
Quarterly publication, and MORE.












Visit this site for techniques and patterns.




Thursday, September 14, 2023

Lace Bits . . . Lace Groups, upcoming events, patterns, articles



Members of the Lafayette Lacemakers
will be demonstrating
-- stop by and say hello!







New Zealand

Lace news, competitions, newsletter, library, and More.





Nice article Link HERE
re. Heirloom Buttons.
Diagrams, Information, and MORE.




Gift patterns .....
See my tutorials over on
and more gifted patterns on my blog




Newsletter, patterns, tatting events, and More.



Save the Dates:
"Tatting Corner Tat Days 2024 will be held from July 11 - 13, 2024.
The theme will be "Games Tatters Play".
Mark your calendars and join us!
Look for registration after the first of the year."



Quarterly magazines, museum, library, and More.




Did you know patterns from Tat Days are available?
Follow the link for Collections:




Save the Date:   
February 16-18, 2024
Winter Lace Conference (Link below).







Saturday, September 9, 2023

Lace Bits . . . articles, patterns, tat-a-longs, classes, lace groups



Are you tatting along???

“1907” pattern from American Thread Company’s, Star Book for the Home #19
 http://manda-tory.blogspot.com/




NPR asking

"What hobbies or interests are you really into? We want to hear about it"

"So we at NPR wanted to create room for us to share what brings us joy and why it's worth pursuing, even if you've never thought to before."

Follow the link above to their form -- perhaps some lacemakers I know ...
 will submit their form about
making L A C E : )




Endruck's 1920 Project


https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/search/label/Endrucks%201920%20Project
  Pull out your shuttles and tat a long!





 The Lace Museum
has new classes listed .... holiday lace and MORE.  Link below:

https://thelacemuseum.org/virtual-education/



New Database ... 

Did you know .....
The International Organization of Lace, that publishes a quarterly magazine,
The Bulletin
has an INDEX of articles, authors, titles, lace types, patterns
.... so instead of paging thru all of our back issues -
members can go online and look up the information!!!



Did you see this on Facebook?
IMPORTANT FEAST DATE NOTE: The Feast is October 7-8 this year, NOT September 23-24, as published in a festival guide. We will see you in OCTOBER!




https://www.facebook.com/groups/eachstitchcounts

Web site. link.

https://www.eachstitchcounts.org/eachstitchcounts-home

Hand made dish cloths wanted.
Crochet or Knitted.
Details on facebook and web site.

Many (I mean MANY) free patterns available on the web site.




"Got a new inspiring pattern to share for the
2024 Finger Lakes Tatting Conference?
Come teach us!
Pattern proposals due by October 10, 2023 for the
April 12-14, 2024 Conference.
http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/2023/08/2024-tatting-instructor-form.html


Monday, August 14, 2023

Lace Bits ... events, lace groups, articles, patterns, National Lacemaking Day

 


October 25-27, 2023

  The 2023 Lace & Needlework Retreat
is in Baraboo, WI at the 8th & East Craft Retreat.

Join Kelli for 8 introductory classes in beginning lace knitting, shuttle tatting, Mediterranean knotted lace, cable knitting, top down socks, colorwork knitting, sashiko, and visible mending. 


https://www.atwistedpicot.com/lace-retreat






Subscriptions run from July 1 to June 30th.
Quarterly publication.
Book reviews, articles, patterns, bangle exchange, Five meter club, bookmark club
and MORE.


Annual Convention, Quarterly publication, lending library, lace competition, virtual lectures, virtual museum visits, patterns, lace vendor list and MORE.




Saturday, August 19 · 12pm CDT

Elena Kanagy-Loux and the Exploration of Handmade Lace

Ticket information:    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/web-elena-kanagy-loux-and-the-exploration-of-handmade-lace-tickets-635522925177



Biennial Congress, quarterly publication, patterns, and MORE.




Have you seen this sampler???
If you know the wherabouts of this sampler,
please contact Joshua Tierney
Newburyport Police Department
(978)462-4411 EXT. 1066

More Information here.

https://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/2023/04/missing-sampler-have-you-seen-it.html?inf_contact_key=fee408e616665224970ab9714de5d4cd680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1



Interesting article re.:
  "Loose Ends, a program that matches volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters with projects left unfinished when a person dies or becomes disabled"

https://www.facebook.com/looseendsproject