Fair Oaks Farm: Forest of Lights 2023

  Yes, we had a good time.

And ... Advent Calendar available on Jean Leader's site. 

Jean Leader writes: Once again David and I have produced a Lace Advent Calendar which you can

find

on my website:

https://www.jeanleader.net/calendar/index.html

<https://www.jeanleader.net/calendar/index.html>

For anyone not familiar with it, starting from December 1st there is a window

that can be opened with a new lace picture every day, patterns on two of the

days (they have different coloured numbers), and a competition that you can

complete when all of the days with clues have been revealed.

Spread the word and have fun

Needle Lace for Community Lace Project

 I admit not having much needle lace experience.

The beginner instructions are step-by-step & I'd like to participate.

This Community Lace Project is interesting to me.

Leaves!!!   I found the information in the IOLI link and Maggie Hensel Brown's page.

From Facebook:     Community lacemaking with Maggie Hensel Brown an opportunity to celebrate St. Catherine's Day. Full details of Maggie's Community Lacemaking Project can be found here: https://www.maggiehenselbrown.com/community-lacemaking

She needs hundreds (if not thousands) of needle lace leaves as per the description on her website to create a work of art to be exhibited in Sydney Australia in May. 

Leaves must be received by March. This effort is also being supported by the IOLI in the form of a challenge. https://lacechallenge.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

Perhaps your group would like to assemble and learn how to make the needle lace leaves via videos and written instructions on Maggie's website. Every contributor will be listed and acknowledged in an effort to recognize lacemakers who have so often been anonymous.

 

What is the Community Lacemaking Project?

fixed link --

Please visit the Maggie Hensel-Brown web link above.

to find out more about the Community Lace making Project!!

https://www.maggiehenselbrown.com/community-lacemaking

https://www.maggiehenselbrown.com/upcoming-events

"The community lacemaking project will be a single, large piece of lace to be exhibited in Sydney in mid 2024. It will measure at least three square metres.

 

A tapestry of small needle lace motifs, designed and pieced together by Maggie Hensel-Brown, but made by hundreds of others."

 

Mail !!

New Tatting tools & fiber to try .... 

 

Intermediate Tatting - 2nd session

 In our 2nd session (zoom via The Lace Museum virtual education, we learned floating rings, split rings, self closing mock rings --and with the beads, can create a bracelet.    Also, suggested we use her patterns and add beads to our charms.  (stay tuned)

For practice pieces, I used Lizbeth size 20 - Color 622 & Color 614.

Session instructor Kelli Slack.

Pattern Kelli Slack Designs c.2023

Kelli Slack Designs web site link.

 

Lace Bits .... Clover clips

I didn't know .... that Clover made these smaller size clips.

I had the Jumbo clips, and the Medium sized clips,

but this smaller size, recently acquired,  -- they are THE BEST.

Who knew?  My third helping hand ... 

Can get them 

easily thru Amazon,

and local craft stores.

 

Lace Bits . . . patterns

 I found myself "waiting" and tatted

this butterfly .... from the 

 Starlit package.   

Pattern also in the Handy Hands catalogue.

link HERE.

(look in the pdf, page 2).

Did you see the pumpkin edge pattern .... Quaker Pumpkin Edging by Vicki Clarke 2023

On the Victats blog?  Link to Victats blog.

Awesome tatting ....   Quaker-pumpkin-edging

Follow the link above  .... and, just sayin', I want to tat the hearty butterfly -- https://victats.blogspot.com/search?q=Hearty+butterfly    

Hearty Butterfly pattern link.

ALSO - a pattern I have been eyeing .... Lavender Sachet on the https://casaerba.blogspot.com/ site.

It is under free patterns - need to scroll down the page a bit.   Or look HERE, to see a

 tutorial:  https://casaerba.blogspot.com/2013/09/tatting-lace-and-hiking-northern-alps.html.   

And a version of the pattern that has beads ..... beautiful tatting.

Lace Bits .....

 

maimai kaito - If you haven't visited her you tube area -- go now

and check it out!!!   https://www.youtube.com/@maimaikaito

Lace Bits ....

Lace Sampler

"Among the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust collection is an eclectic group of items the Webb family brought with them when they emigrated from England to Ormondville, Southern Hawke’s Bay, and of particular significance is a beautiful hand-made lace sampler."    Link Above to article.

Winter Lace Conference:   Butterfly Lace Contest ... details in this link.

https://www.winterlaceconference.org/winter-lace-contest

February 16-18, 2024

Winter Lace Conference (Link below).

2024 Winter Lace Conference

"Tatting Corner Tat Days 2024 will be held from July 11 through 13, 2024.

The theme will be "Games Tatters Play".

Mark your calendars and join us!

Look for registration after the first of the year."

I.O.L.I. Members

The Fall Issue is available on the

website.

https://www.internationalorganizationoflace.org/

EDITED 01 Oct 2023: For those with a digital subscription -- having difficulty printing Kumiko's Demekin fish pattern .... " printing Kumiko's Demekin fish pattern.  For that reason I have loaded the larger PDF's of that pattern into a folder on the website."

Lace Sampler

"Among the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust collection is an eclectic group of items the Webb family brought with them when they emigrated from England to Ormondville, Southern Hawke’s Bay, and of particular significance is a beautiful hand-made lace sampler."    Link Above to article.

Fifth Tatted Charm . . .

Split Rings.   I used Lizbeth, Size 20, Color 650.

Pattern:  Split Ring Star

by Kelli Slack c.2023

Intermediate Tatting:  Beyond Rings, Chains, & Joins

Kelli Slack Designs

www.kellislackdesigns.com c.2023

 

Fourth Tatted Charm . . .

Two-Dot Picots !!    I used Lizbeth Size 20, Color 621

Changed the picots in this pattern.

Pattern Josephine Knot Quatrefoil by

Kelli Slack c. 2023

Intermediate Tatting:  Beyond Rings, Chains, & Joins

Kelli Slack Designs

www.kellislackdesigns.com

This is another practice 'tat' from our first session.  Learned A LOT.

I used Lizbeth, Size 20 Colors 622 + 614.

The Intermediate Tatting, two sessions (two hours per session),

are offered via zoom thru the Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  There are multiple classes/workshops listed - some holiday theme, too.

The first session covered a variety of tatting.   Josephine knots, Dot picots, Double and Triple picots, Lock joins, Zig zag chains ... with more to come (beads, floating rings, split rings, SCMR, etc.).  Then, you can practice what you've learned with the charm patterns - clip the charms to a bag, necklace, etc.

 

Third Tatted Charm . . .

Josephine Rings !!   I used Lizbeth, Size 20, Color 615.

(Adjusted the pattern to create five points) 

Josephine Knot Quatrefoil pattern

by Kelli Slack c.2023

Intermediate Tatting: Beyond Rings, Chains, & Joins

Kelli Slack Designs

www.kellislackdesigns.com

practice ... practice ... practice

 

Second Tatted Charm . . .

Double Picots!!  I used Lizbeth Size 20, Color 630

Double Picot Butterfly Pattern 

by Kelli Slack c.2023

Intermediate Tatting: Beyond Rings, Chains, & Joins

Kelli Slack Designs

www.kellislackdesigns.com

This was my practice piece from our first class session.

Double and Triple picots.

Second class coming up on Wednesday.

More butterflies - pretty lace samples.

 

First Tatted charm . . . (+ tatted acorn pattern)

Dot Picots!!   I used Lizbeth, Size 20, Color 650.

Practice Pattern One

Kelli Slack Designs c.2022

Do You Know Your Picots?

Kelli Slack Designs

www.kellislackdesigns.com

By the way .... Did you see the Tatted Acorn Pattern

by Vicki Clarke?   No?   blog - https://victats.blogspot.com/

 

"1907" TAL and National Lacemaking Day

 

So, the center is complete.   

Thought I was running out of fiber & ended up with 7.5" on the shuttle.   

Next section Lizbeth Size 20, Col. 621.

(Just because - maybe will look ok with more than one color -- maybe not!)

Check out A blog about tatting ...

to see more of the project.

1907 Tat-a-Long

Sept 9, 2023 is National Lacemaking Day

https://www.laceguild.org/nld-2019

Details HERE.

Tatting ....

 Tat-A-Long: 

A Blog about Tatting“1907” pattern from American Thread Company’s, Star Book for the Home #19.

Still on the first (inner) ring.   Stalled.

I"m trying to decide on adding a fiber

or - switching shuttles.

Thread chicken is usually a losing battle.

Lizbeth color 683, size 20.

If you 'd like to tat-a-long

please visit Mandatory (blog) ...  Just the Essentials . A blog about tatting.

And, you can view other photographs, the pattern, and how far behind I am!!!

Tat A Long (s)

 

Tatting Along ... 

A Blog about Tatting“1907” pattern from American Thread Company’s, Star Book for the Home #19.

I'm starting with Lizbeth Size 20, Color 683.

Endruck's 1920 Project.

Muskaan's TIPPS Blog has more information.

This one is a challenge for me.   And not my first attempt.

I'm using Lizbeth size 20, Color 686.

Other participants have all the parts DONE.  No, not me.

LNS now closed...

Always a sad day when the local knitting store goes out of business.

When GF, Sue, and I visited on Wednesday,

found some fibers.

And other goodies.

Now a cover for my bobbin lace pillow on the

lace stand.

Colorful crochet/knitting cotton.   For dishcloths, dish dresses or buttons.

I've really enjoyed wrapping fiber

around rings and creating

some interesting buttons / ornaments.

Depending on the size of the ring or mould,

crochet cottons work well : )

[spirograph with fibers??]

 

Tatted Spiral Ornament

I finished the tatted spiral, which I put inside an ornament.  (see previous post).  The pattern, Tatted Spiral Ornament, is by a member of the Lafayette Lacemakers.

Supplies are 28 g wire, Size 40 Lizbeth Col. 601, Miyuki #DB602 + Miyuki #DB046 Delica beads.    Silver lined Red and Silver lined Green beads.

It is hanging on the window latch.

 Pretty in the window.

 

A Challenge to photograph!  This is on the table.

It is interesting to view the reflection of the tatting 

inside the ornament.