Winter Park, FL

For me, I found the lace in these

two paintings interesting .... from the

Manner of Dress Exhibit

(13 Sept 2025 to 4 January 2026)

Imagine wearing all this!!

If you are in Winter Park, FL -- free to visit.

https://www.rollins.edu/rma/

BONUS:

Don't skip the lovely Rose Garden in the Park.

 Festive

 

Prep / tatted edges

In addition to 'prep' for Christmas theme Nanduti sessions, Virtual Education thru The Lace Museum,  ( https://the-lace-museum-shop.myshopify.com/ ), I pulled out my travel tatting.  Time to add more fiber to the shuttles.

"Blue" edge is now 22.5" - Lizbeth #661, Size 20.

The "Tangerine/green" edge is now 19" - Flora 20, Color 09 & Lizbeth #684, Size 20.  

The Lace Wood Edge Keeper is from

A Twisted Picot.  I have a few of them - they keep the tatting from tangling up.

These basic patterns are available on the Lafayette Lacemaker's blog, under "Patterns by Members" tab.

 ttps://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/p/carols-butterfly.html.

Tatted Edges are nice to keep nearby - and they continue to fill in those times when 'waiting' or traveling.

 

Nanduti 1: Fourth session ...

 Added more to the Nanduti 1 projects.  

I've been using DMC coton perle, size 12.  

Blue 794, Gold 676, Green 928 + 503, Lavender 3042, Rose 316.

Continuing Nanduti 1

Instructor:  Dawn Loving.

The Nanduti sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.

 I'm going to add in some knotted circles inbetween the rose color petals.   Still deciding on a fiber color.   And, have the circle/flowers to complete -- not liking the knotting of the flower, even tho I've tried a couple times.   May weave in some color.

like this one:  

 Undecided.

Flowers in Thread: Winter Holly

 

 (Large Leaf Pattern)

Flowers in Thread:  Winter Holly

Instruction + Pattern 

c.2022, Victoria Ong

[Virtual Education thru The Lace Museum]

 (Small Leaf Pattern)

Lizbeth Size 10 - Color 714 (green)

- Color 670 (red).   Oh the berry - Will try again.

When I put the leaf with mistakes and without mistakes together, they look okay.  We were advised to leave the fiber tails 'on' for attaching.   They are interesting to create -- I need more green fiber!  Perhaps I should go on a fiber hunt.  Maybe I have green fiber in a different size.

Flowers in Thread: Winter Holly

Flowers in Thread:  Winter Holly

Instruction + Pattern 

c.2022, Victoria Ong

[Virtual Education thru The Lace Museum]

 Here are two 'mistake' holly leaf patterns, + on leaf to 'edge'.   During the class, I was watching, knotting, checking the pattern, and kept moving along (ignoring mistakes).   Learned A LOT.  Berry beads for now.

Lizbeth Size 10 - Color 714 (green)

- Color 670 (red)

My knotted berry pieces are a sight for sore eyes.   Found some berry beads and will use them (until I can master the knotting in the round).  

Have a large and small leaf beginning -- plan to put the holly leaf edge on.  Making the spikes is a lot of fun - trying to get them equal on both sides, a challenge.  Maybe they don't need to be exact.

I enjoy exploring this type of knotting w/large needle - following the sessions of edges ...

and the square pieces / doily, the shapes are wonderful to learn and create.

 

El Sol de Naranjito

So interesting to watch this you tube video.   

Bio here:    

https://www.obrasdelpais.com/milly-borrero-soles-de-naranjito/

Milly Borrero - Soles de Naranjito

Puerto Rican folklore in your hands

 

Misc.

My friend gave me these two vintage Weave-It looms.

I enjoy looms / yarns.

I have a bag in the works - which I forgot about until I was gifted the two looms.   Had a hunt, and it was in a project bag.

 Made with a zoom loom.   Tolt Folded Bag pattern.  I need to add a handle.  I've had this WIP for awhile!

Part of a blog post 3/27/2022:

This project, I found in a box.   I won a Zoom Loom and 3 balls of yarn.   Made the squares, and somehow put it away - never put it together.   I think, not sure, that it was a giveaway thru Facebook.  Schacht Spindle Co & Classic Elite Yarns.   My plan was to sew the strips together and fold them into a Tolt Folded Bag.   So I hope to get the 3rd row of squares put together & now that I found the ball of yarn, can sew the 3 rows together.   Fingers crossed this works.

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 I found this in my "travel bag".  Met up with friends and put in some of the weaving.  Spinning Star.   A very nice kit - and I switched the kit fiber with Lizbeth fiber.  An excellent to go kit.

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

Pattern 2:   Spinning Star

c.2019 Heirloom Arts

Joan Brash kit & instructions.  

Kit includes custom loom, needle, fiber, + four patterns/instructions.  IMO - you need to have on hand:  scissors, tape measure/ruler, scotch tape.   I like to have (nearby) pin cushion, needle threader, stiletto, post-it note, & longer needle. 

https://teneriffelacekits.com/index.php

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  Added border pattern to large circle of the Nanduti 1 projects.  Lots of knots.  Homework complete - ready for the 4th session.

I've been using DMC coton perle, size 12.  

Blue 794, Gold 676, Green 928 + 503, Lavender 3042, Rose 316.

Continuing Nanduti 1

Instructor:  Dawn Loving.

The Nanduti sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.