needle lace + save the date for The 2027 Lace Marathon

 DH tells me the butterflies are starting to fly around the yard.

Monarch Butterfly Kit & Pattern:

Loretta Holzberger c.2022

Class thru 

The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.

I'm still couching -- finished the wire, 

starting on the fiber.

 I purchased her book and admire the butterfly and flower projects inside.  

https://thelacemuseum.org/virtual-education/

Save the date(s).  Some information in The Bulletin, I.O.L.I. publication -

 re. the 2027 Marathon.  https://thelacemuseum.org/marathon/

 

(my 5 year, 10 year, 15 year IOLI pins & Lafayette Lacers pi)

 

Bibilla 2nd session

Little bell flower (tube start), (raised stitch) petals, + stamens.  The stamens probably should have been in a lighter color; however, I wanted something colorful.  Maybe need a closer trim on the knots ....  Pollen (gold knots) Lizbeth 20, Col 611.   Next try, more rounds of narrow bell shape - before petals.

Kelli Slack's On-Line Class, 

Intro to Bibilla - Second session.

Pattern/Instruction

kelli@kellislackdesigns.com c.2022.

  I'm using her book and kit.   Petalouda Dentelle No.30.   Olympus Sashiko Needles.   I enrolled in two classes - Mediterranean Knotted Lace and Bibilla.   Each class has 2 sessions.

 

Tatting a sun . . .

EDITED 9 July 2026:

 Fiber ends sewn in.  Looks better.

Tatted Sun - inspired by:

Solar Flare Sun Pattern  I started out with the pattern exterior.  Then, changed the inside sun rays.   Perhaps my button making background . . .

I didn't think I had enough fiber.  I've used Yarnplayer's HDT,

with a tiny bit of fiber left over, and Delica Beads.  I will

tuck in the ends and block --

Kelli Slack ~Kelli Slack Designs c.2025

http://www.kellislackdesigns.com/

Kelli Slack's pattern thru the 

 Night and Day 

Lace Marathon and thru her store, A Twisted Picot, https://www.atwistedpicot.com/.

 Crescent Moon pattern. 

 w/Yarnplayer's HDT and Delica Beads.

 This was included: Night + Day Lace Marathon sessions thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.   There are some new virtual sessions listed, they change / are updated frequently.  The next marathon will be in January -- follow the link.  Says more information available in September.

  https://thelacemuseum.org/marathon/

Lace Classes thru The Twisted Picot:

 Pyramid shape and leaf/petal shape.

Kelli Slack's On-Line Class, Intro to Bibilla - 1st of two sessions

Pattern/Instruction

kelli@kellislackdesigns.com c.2022.

  I'm using her book and kit.   Petalouda Dentelle No.30.   Olympus Sashiko Needles.   I enrolled in two classes - Mediterranean Knotted Lace and Bibilla.   Each class has 2 sessions.

I've also signed up for Beginning Sashiko in September.

 

Hearts (from Magic Square):

Magic Heart Pattern from

Muskaan's blog:  muskaan's TIPS - T*I*P*s Around the Home.

I used Marilee's HDT (Yarnplayer).    Left over on a shuttle.   

I might have enough fiber for one more heart.

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2015/02/tatting-pattern-heart-patterns.html

Link here - re. Magic square:

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2014/11/deconstructing-patterns.html

Link here - re. Magic Square bookmark:

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2018/01/better-than-nothing.html