OIDFA Community Project + IOLI Lace Challenge

 

Edited 8 July 2025:

A Rose for Kalofer

Link HERE. https://oidfa-usa.org/oidfa-congress-2025/

This is a Community Lace Project for the

2025 OIDFA Congress in Kalofer & Karlovo, Bulgaria.

Design by M.Merce Rovira i Regas,

Associacio de puntaires de les Comarques de Girona

 OIDFA web page link HERE. https://oidfa-usa.org/home/

This rose is also the IOLI (International Organization of Lace Incorporated) challenge to its members. The information is located here.

The Lace Museum, California, USA, provided free classes and instructions for any lace maker interested in making roses for this project.
For step by step directions – click here A4 size click here Letter size
Material list – click here.

Rose Pattern

I used DMC pc 5 #3689

and Lizbeth 20 #145.

Aleene's Stiffen Quick.

Getting ready for tomorrow's post.  

When they arrive (flat) in Bulgaria, 

the pieces will be rolled into roses.

 

(picture from their web site).

For the USA participants, please contact Sumiko Tray at stray.oidfa (at)  gmail.com for the mailing instruction.

Have you been working on a rose?  If so, now is the time to finish the rose and submit it.  

Send it FLAT to Kalofer, Bulgaria in an A4 envelope with a sheet of cardboard for protection to: 

Bulgarian center for bobbin and needle lace

ul. Hristo Botev 4

Kalofer 4370 Bulgaria

Make sure roses arrive by July 15th!