Lace Bits

 

Would you like to participate in a

collaborative project:

A Rose for Kalofer (OIDFA) Details in links below:

IOLI: Lace Challenge 11

https://www.oidfa.com/a-rose-for-kalofer/

http://feastofthehuntersmoon.org/

 Our members will be demonstrating lacemaking during the Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

 Sunny Sunflower tatting pattern.

https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-sunny-sunflower-tatting-pattern/

  https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-and-easy-sunflower-tatting-pattern/

 Virtual Education - Link.

Celebrate the longest (or shortest) day of the year – June 21, 2025 – by lacing all through the night, and day, and night…

10 classes … 30 straight hours … $60

• Western Hemisphere – Friday evening (June 20) through Saturday night (June 21)
• Europe – Early Saturday (June 21) morning through Sunday morning (June 22)
• Australia – Saturday morning (June 21) through Sunday evening (June 22)

Details available in late February. Registration open from late March through June 19.

Scheduled Instructors

• Josée Poupart, Canada – a bobbin sprint within a marathon
• Elizabeth Kurella, USA – history – Lace of the Sun King
• Louise West, England – contemporary bobbin lace
• Elizabeth Peterson, USA – Bruges bobbin lace
• Allie Marguccio, USA – Idrija bobbin lace
• Theresa Kelly, Ireland – Carrickmacross
• Sally Schoenberg, USA – bobbin lace
• Özden Clow, France – Igne Oya
• Joan Brash, USA – needle lace
• Kelli Slack, USA – tatting

Join as many virtual classes as you can live, but don’t worry, they will all be recorded. Registrants will have access to all the recordings for 1 full year.

https://www.sadieseasongoods.com/sewing-to-a-tea-the-hidden-pin-cushion/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIE5slleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSDQYlUu2J7DtQlkYv8kUWaXg1o_h27UpGw8HSTIDgafjEVBguBBIOWVWg_aem_Y3cXanZxhDcxIp70f3fJVQ

Finger Lakes Lace Guild

moved the date and location of their 2025 Lace Day.

October 9-12, 2025

Hotel Ithaca

222 So. Cayuga St.

Ithaca, NY

https://www.thehotelithaca.com/

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

Lace Bits: New Knitter Mitts, find a lace chapter near you, virtual education, tatting videos for adding fiber, tatting patterns, shuttles

For those who visited our booth

at the 2023 Feast of the Hunters' Moon,

here are some of the links/information which were requested.

If there were any other questions, or comments, please don't hesitate to inquire!!

Fingerless BEGINNER knitting pattern:

New Knitter Mitts.

Pattern available from the 10,000 New Knitters promotion / Sponsored by Scacel.

Link 10,000 New Knitter Mitts

The project kits are no longer available; however, the pattern is FREE.

Pattern on Ravelry - link HERE.

How to knit the  mitts video

Finishing the mitts video

For the beginner patterns, they are on our blog.

(Scroll down until you see the one you are interested in.)

Direct link:

Tatting patterns

The Lace Museum

Virtual Education

The sessions change frequently.

Keep an eye on the available classes.

There is also a LINK HERE,

for past classes.   If you had interest in taking

and of these - send them an email, or fill out a form from their site.

"Future Sessions: The Lace Museum keeps an interest list for all past workshops and classes, as well as taking suggestions for new offerings. 

Please fill out our  form here .                                    (link to their form - HERE.)   

Past Sessions: To view a gallery of images from our past workshops , please click here. "

International Organization of Lace.

To find a chapter near you:

Charter Chapters and Lace Groups LINK.

 

Nice video for adding thread.

Magic Thread technique.

Suggested shuttles for beginning tatting:

Sew Mate Shuttles on the LEFT -- Clover Shuttles on the RIGHT

And Crochet Cotton, size 20 (two colors would be easier).

 link to tatting patterns &

ideas for the lace samples.

Lace bits . . . Events, classes, lace groups . . .

 

20th OIDFA World Lace Congress and General Assembly 2023

22 July — 20 August, 2023
virtual and on-site, with classes and tours before and afterwards.
Join us – the Congress is now a month long

More Information on their website.

Get Away and Make Lace! 

September 22, 23, and 24, 2023 

Great Lakes Lace Group, Inc.

Details:   http://www.gllgi.org/events.html

direct link HERE.

October 7-8-9, 2023:  Annual Milanese In Person Education at the Museum

In-Person Workshop with Louise Colgan.

Sponsored by the Lace Museum in Fremont, CA

Their website  thelacemuseum.org

E-mail:  lacemuseum@gmail.com

Additional Details - HERE.

The Lace Museum

On going  virtual  Education and In Person Education

2024 I.O.L.I. Convention

Co-hosted with the Music City Lacers

Monday, July 1 to Saturday, July 6, 2024

Franklin, Tennessee

(please note that the Convention will run from Monday - Saturday in 2024)

Franklin Marriott

700 Cool Springs Blvd.

Franklin, Tennessee, 37067

USA

Link HERE.