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Mulyana: Vital Ecosystems Exhibit

Feb 7 - Jun 28, 2026

Mulyana: Vital Ecosystems transforms the museum into an imaginative underwater landscape inspired by Indonesia’s stunning coral reef ecosystem. This immersive installation of hand-knit and crocheted sculptures by acclaimed fiber artist Mulyana (b. 1984, Bandung, Indonesia) highlights the beauty and precarity of the ocean and our relationship to it.

Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Museum of art / IU - Indiana University 1133 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN, United States, 47405-7509

 

Feb 13-16, 2026

https://winterlaceconference.org/

 Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026

Chattanooga, TN USA

https://www.facebook.com/scenicstitchesfest

Visit our web pages at www.IHQS.org.
The show is March 5-7, 2026, at the Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, Indiana.

April 23-25, 2026

Hearts & Flowers

Spokane, WA USA

https://www.shuttlebirds.com/workshop2026.html

Finger Lakes 2026 Seminar

April 10-12, 2026

New York USA

Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9 AM – 4 PM at Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterton, IN for a day celebrating the fiber arts

May 5-10, 2026

Canada

https://eac-acb.ca/news-events

 Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival

June 5-6

Franklin, IN

WEBSITE:

https://sites.google.com/internationalorganizationoflace.org/ioliconvention2026

 Virtual Congress

www.oidfa.com/2026-virtual-congress-courses

Registration begins 15 January 2026. 

Virtual Congress dates – 17 – 28 August 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.

Palmetto  Tatters - September 24 -27, 2026

Loony About Tatting

https://www.palmettotatters.org/

2027:

Three new Stitches added ...

Check out RSN Stitch Bank.

Lace Bits

 

Twisted Picot

hosting BINGO January - March 2025.

Details for LACE and NEEDLEWORK BINGO:

https://www.atwistedpicot.com/events

https://www.atwistedpicot.com/

February 14-16, 2025

(extra day 2/17)

Costa Mesa, CA

Two Days of classes, vendors.

Details:

https://www.winterlaceconference.org/

NELG Retreat and Workshop

March 20 - March 23, 2025

Mercy by the Sea

Retreat & Conference Center

Madison, CT

https://nelg.us/event-5804923

International Organization of Lace

Annual Convention

August 3-8, 2025

Dallas, TX

Lace Contest, Lace Display,

Classes, Vendors, Events on-line:

https://convention2025.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

http://www.fingerlakestatting.com/2024/12/finger-lakes-tatting-2025.html

Finger Lakes Tatting Group 25th Anniversary

April 4-6, 2025

Burdett Fire Station + Community Hall

State Route 70

Burdett, NY

(See link Above for details)

March 6-8, 2025, Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show https://www.ihqs.org/ https://www.oidfa.com/ Classes 11-14 August 2025 Tour 19-23 August 2025 Details: 21st OIDFA Congress 2025

Lace Bits

Aug 3-8, 2025

Dallas TX

I.O.L.I. Convention Details HERE.

https://convention2025.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

 Holiday Lights!!

Tatting Pattern:   Link HERE.

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-christmas-lights-garland-tatting-pattern/

 Easy Star

and Snowflake patterns.   Link HERE.

https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/p/my-free-patterns.html

March 6-8, 2025, Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show -- Additional Informaiton on their web site: https://www.ihqs.org/

 

Save the Dates ....

2025 I.O.L.I. Convention

Co-hosted w/The Dallas Lace Society

Westin Dallas Park Central

(part of the Marriott Chain)

12720 Merit Drive

Dallas, TX 75251

Tours of Dallas on Wednesday of the convention.

Lace Contest: The Heart of Texas

w/heart included in the design

 

IOLI Convention - Public Day

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FREE and open to ANYONE AND EVERYONE! Bring your family! Bring your friends! Spend a couple of hours viewing the AMAZING works of art our teachers produce!! Visit our Vendor Hall…oh, so MANY goodies!!! Visit our Display room where lacers display their work.

Are you a “crafty” person? Maybe you’re not but want to see something different AND FREE!

Come one. Come all! You’re invited to the 71st annual International Organization of Lace, Inc. (I.O.L.I.) Public Day. Hosted by I.O.L.I. and the Music City Lacers. Entry is free.

Imagine: Enter into a kaleidoscope-fantasy entryway with July 4th balloons EVERYWHERE. Smell the popcorn, hear the music. Then as you walk along the aisle, view the Bobbin Lace, Tatting, Knitting, and SO MUCH MORE. Teachers (20+ teachers from so many different lace disciplines) displaying their designed and worked art pieces.

Proceed into the vendor room where there is something for everyone; books, tools, finished items for sale, mementoes, jewelry…oh, so much more!!! Then, when you can tear yourself away from all the goodness, proceed out the door down to where you can partake of a bag of popcorn and a glass of lemonade. REMEMBER: only the first 50 get the free popcorn and lemonade.

Maybe then, you follow the signs to the display room where people have set up displays for their art. Spend some time here and marvel at the talent, the colors; the DIVERSITY of lace.

Come early!! Stay Late!!! We hope to see you there.

Events to see: The Teacher Showcase, the Vendor Hall, and the Display Room. So much to see. So little time to see it in!!

WHEN: July 5th, 2024, 6p.m. to 9p.m.

WHERE: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Hotel

700 Cool Springs Blvd

Franklin, TN USA

(615)261-6100