Lafayette Lacemakers

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.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Announcement

Enjoy the holidays. Soon,

We will update the blog with

2026

meeting information and events.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Meeting announcement

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter of the

International Organization of Lace

will meet on

Saturday, November 8, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 12 noon.

Location:

The Arts Federation - TAF

638 North Street

Lafayette, IN USA 47901

765.423.2787

https://theartsfederation.org/

Please enter the building through the side door that faces the alley, and use the parking lot that's between the alley and 5th street.
https://theartsfederation.org/

Members are encouraged to share lace news, books, magazines, and ideas. Please bring show-n-tell and feel free to bring a project to work on.

Guests are always welcome.

If you are interested in lace,

or have met some of our members demonstrating in public,

feel free to join us.

This will be the last chapter meeting in 2025. Our next chapter meeting will be in January 2026.

------------------------------- re. photograph at the top of this post:

Design Tutorial Snowflake

c.2014 Robin Perfetti

This Design Tutorial Snowflake

tatting pattern can be found

on Robin Perfetti's Tatting By The Bay blog.