Second Session: Do You Know Your Picots?

Second session was Daisy Picots (+beads), Dot Picots (+variations, beads), 

Downward Facing picots using stitch markers, and Venetian Picots.

 

The class pieces made a pretty colorful pile of tatting!

Next -- Lotus Rings.  Overlap - Layer - Underlap.

Instructor Kelli Slack

thru the Lace Museum

virtual education.

Kelli Slack Designs ~ www.kellislackdesigns.com

c. 2022

  

 

Akumal, Mexico

 DS (middle son) and I have just returned from Akumal, Mexico.    He is a SCUBA diver -- I'm more of a snorkel here-n-there in the bay and Cenotes.   (Taak Bi Ha)   DS has a video (pocket sized) camera full of awesome dive videos -- For me, I just enjoyed snorkeling.    Saw many sea turtles, stingray, lion fish, schools of fish.   In one of the Cenotes, there was a shallow area where the school of dark color fish knibble on feet and legs.    

Sharing some of our photos:

 Moon rise over the bay.  (middle son).

 Many pelicans.

 (me) enjoying the tide pools.

 fabulously interesting.

Session One: Do You Know Your Picots?

Edited to add You Tube Video 16 Feb 2024:

First of 3 classes/sessions.

Instructor Kelli Slack

thru the Lace Museum

virtual education.

Kelli Slack Designs ~ www.kellislackdesigns.com c.2022

I struggled with the Vapor - this is a nice You Tube Video:

 

Three completed -- Ready for Monday's mail

Top left:

apx 7 cm in length.

DMC Cebelia, No 20, Ecru

Edge Clark's, 30, Color 4A (Vintage)

Top right:

apx 6.5cm in length.

Lizbeth 20, Col. 168

Edge DMC Cebelia No 20, Ecru

larger leaf:

apx 9.5cm in length.

Lizbeth Size 20, Color 601

Edge DMC Ecru, No 20, Cebelia

Needle lace for the:

The Community Lacemaking Project

© 2020 by Maggie Hensel-Brown

 

One of 3 completed ....

Leaf One of 3

Lizbeth Size 20, Color 601

Edge DMC Ecru, No 20, Cebelia

WIPs:

 Lizbeth Size 20, Col. 168.   Will add the edge.

 DMC Cebelia, Ecru No 20.  Needs the edge.

The Community Lacemaking Project

© 2020 by Maggie Hensel-Brown

 

Needle lace update ....

Fingers crossed I get my lace 

leaves in Monday's mail.

They are a part of the Community Lacemaking Project.

Pattern © 2020 by Maggie Hensel-Brown

I've enjoyed picking up needle lace again as I haven't done it in awhile.   

The videos Maggie has on her web page are helpful - as is her pdf with instructions / pattern.

I've used size 20 fibers - Lizbeth 601, Lizbeth 168, & DMC Ecru Cebelia.

 

Pattern Book + events

Did you see the cover

of OIDFA's Pattern Book?

link here.

https://www.oidfa.com/pattern-book/

https://www.oidfa.com/

Virtual Congress 2024
Class session A – 15,18, 22, 25 July 2024
Class session B – 16,19, 23, 26 July 2024
Lectures – 17, 20, 21, 24 July 2024
Virtual Exhibition
Lace BINGO
Registration opens 5 February 2024!

21st OIDFA World Lace Congress and General Assembly 2025
It is official!  OIDFA Congress 2025 will be held in Bulgaria – Karlovo & Kalofer
The Congress includes Bulgaria’s national lace festival on 15 August 2025 and continues with Congress, exhibits, lectures, events, and vendors 16-18 August 2025.
Classes 11-14 August 2025
Tour 19-23 August 2025