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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Lace Bits - Save the Dates:

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.

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Lace Bits ....

Facebook Link HERE.

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

Check out Marilee Rockley's

Watermelon tatting pattern.

Looks like a great summer tat!!

Random Acts of Crochet Kindness

SAVE THE DATES:

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

Indiana Heritage Quilt Show

Website Link HERE.

Caring Crochet Club --

Information on places to donate your crochet projects and

subscription 'club' from Annie's:

Annies crochet kindness Subscription

Saturday, September 9, 2023

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

A Tatting Blog

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 are you into?

"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

More patterns and information HERE.

Blog with Endrucks Project patterns

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:

Virtual education.

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?

Feast of the Hunters' Moon

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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!

Each Stitch Counts

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.

2024 Tatting Instructor Form

"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

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Feast of the Hunters' Moon

Feast of the Hunters’ Moon – Tippecanoe County Historical Association (feastofthehuntersmoon.org)

Members of the

Lafayette lacemakers

will be demonstrating

October 1-2, 2022

9am-5pm (SA)

9am-4pm (SU)

Fort Ouiatenon

2129 So. River Road

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Event Hours

SATURDAY: 9 A.M. – 5 P.M.

SUNDAY: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.

Lafayette Lacemakers will be in craft booth 104, next to the fence, looking downhill at the flag poles and the Blockhouse Arena.

Map and information here…

( http://feastofthehuntersmoon.org/schedule/2022- event/ )

Directions

Fort Ouiatenon is located at 3129 S. River Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906.

If you are coming from the:

North – Take I-65 to exit 178 and turn south on North River Road. In West Lafayette, cross State Street and continue on South River Road for approximately 1 mile. At the intersection with US231, proceed through the traffic signal and continue on South River Road. Proceed south for approximately 2 miles.
East – Take I-65 to exit 172 and head westbound on South Street. Take South Street (becoming Columbia Street) through Lafayette and cross the Wabash River (becoming State Street) to the intersection with River Road. Turn left on South River Road and proceed for approximately 1 mile. At the intersection with US231, proceed through the traffic signal and continue on South River Road. Proceed south for approximately 2 miles.
South – Take US231 North across the Wabash River and turn left at the first traffic signal after crossing the river on to South River Road. Proceed south for approximately 2 miles.
West – Take Indiana SR 26 to the intersection with US 231. Turn right on US 231 South. Continue south on US 231 for approximately 2 miles. Turn right at the traffic signal on to South River Road. Proceed south for approximately 2 miles.