Lace Bits - Save the Dates:

 

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

Information:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1003829889635732/

 http://feastofthehuntersmoon.org/

 

Our members will be demonstrating lacemaking!

https://quiltshow.com/planyourvisit/

September 4-6, 2025

Alliant Energy Center

Madison, WI

Mystery Blanket Knit A Long LINK.

https://www.tattingcorner.com/

The Tatting Corner Tat Days

July 10-12, 2025

Save the Dates - Information to follow

Tat Your Own Adventure

Bingo Game

https://tatyourownadventure.wordpress.com/

Facebook Challenge:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/588635648288106

 6 point wrap button

Lace Bits:

For those who visited our tent (space 104)

at the 2024 Feast of the Hunters' Moon,

here are some of the links/information which were requested

by guests attending the Feast!

The Lafayette Lacemakers are a charter of the

International Organization of Lace.

We welcome new members,

we meet monthly (Jan-Sep, Nov) 

on the 2nd Saturday each month at the 

The Arts Federation - TAF 

638 North Street 

Lafayette, IN USA 47901

765.423.2787

 

 https://theartsfederation.org/

More information Link HERE.

For those who are not in the Lafayette area, and would

be interested in finding a lace chapter closer to you, the International Organization of Lace has on on-line list of chapters and groups by location:  

 IOLI Chapter List, Link HERE.

For those unable to travel.  There are on-line

sessions via zoom, thru the Lace Museum,

Virtual Education, Link HERE.  The classes/kits change frequently and are listed for beginners, intermediate, etc.   They include bobbin lace, needle lace, tatting, thread wrapped buttons, and more.

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Where to find lace supplies???

Visit your local craft and fabric stores, online you can view the IOLI Vendor List:    IOLI Lace Vendors List, Link Here.   

The Tatting Corner in Chesterfield, Indiana has the Adams Wooden Tatting Shuttles for sale, thru their web site or store.

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Patterns by Members

can be found on the blog,  Link Here

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 We hope to see you soon at one of our chapter meetings and/or events.

Visit our tent at the Feast of the Hunters' Moon

 

Carolyn, hands-on bobbin lace "Try Me pillow".  

Join our members and give bobbin lace a try.

Enjoy our lace display. 

Lafayette Lacemakers will be at location 104 (map).

Lace Display, Lace making demonstrations

 for tatting, bobbin lace, and lace knitting.

 

Dagmar:  Bobbin Lace.

 

2023:  Observing the Opening Ceremony.

 

Sheila Preparing lace bobbins.

Tatting.

Bobbin Lace.

Lace Knitting.

Annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

October 5-6, 2024

9-5 Saturday

9-4 Sunday

Fort Ouiatenon 

2129 So. River Road

West Lafayette, IN 47906