Making Lace / Demonstrations

 

The Lafayette Lacemakers Chapter

(https://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/)

of the International Organization of Lace

are participating in America 250.

Making Lace  / Demonstrations

w/"Try It" Bobbin Lace pillows

Friday, May 8, 2026

4-8 p.m.

Frankfort Community Pubic Library

2nd Floor

208 W. Clinton St.

Frankfort, IN 46041

 Bobbin lace.

 Sol Lace. Teneriffe.

 Tatting, knitting, teneriffe.

 Tatting.

Teneriffe Lace Needlework Kit(s)

I received an email / newsletter from Karen Bovard-Sayre, about her Needle Lace Arts, Teneriffe Lace kits.   Now I own a kit (or 2) and decided this is the day to look at her video step-by-step, to get the threads on the wooden loom.

 Guess what?  She makes it so east to start -- So I've got my pieces out and have started the foundations.

 The mess before the weaving and knotting begin on the looms .... 

For my tatting artist friends, you may recall she is the Author of many split ring tatting books.   PLUS - shuttles.   PLUS - ETSY.  May want to give the looms a 'go'.

Teneriffe Lace Work DMC Library

https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/teneriffelacewor00thde

 

Tatting: Drop Icicle

Single Oval tatted Drop Icicle (pattern by Carolyn Regnier.   

Using Lizbeth 20, Col. 601 & crystal beads. (2mm bicone).

 

Tatting an icicle on 70 degree day:

 start of Single Oval tatted Drop Icicle (pattern by Carolyn Regnier.   Using Lizbeth 20, Col. 601 & crystal beads. (2mm bicone).

Handmade Celtic Tatting Shuttles 

by Beth Smathers.

 

Nanduti: Off the fabric

Patterns from:

Continuing Nanduti 1

Instructor:  Dawn Loving

The Nanduti sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.

(3 flower cluster DMC #12, Col 794 blue, 223 Rose, 676 Gold); outside ring 676 Gold, 316 Rose, 503 green; 2 Leaf made with DMC 928 & DMC 503; lg circle 316 rose, 676 grid/knots)

flowers - single circles / floral:  Anchor 12, Col. 0968 and 0969.

 

 

Here goes:

   

 pulling out the scissors ....

 getting ready to cut the fabric from the back .... then starch

 

Nanduti 1 Class -- re try [Edited post]

Ripped out a LOT.   Giving another try.   (EDITED post)

  

I was not happy with the large circle or knotted flowers.   Thought there was too much - squished too many stitches in too small of a circle.

 -- Nanduti 1 Classes.

   

Ripped a lot out and gave another 'go'.   Knotted flowers changed to woven petals.  Larger 'grid' to practice the motif of woven/knotted areas.

(3 flower cluster DMC #12, Col 794 blue, 223 Rose, 676 Gold); outside ring 676 Gold, 316 Rose, 503 green; 2 Leaf made with DMC 928 & DMC 503; lg circle 316 rose, 676 grid/knots)

Practice on the flowers - they all need rings of knots near the outside circle.

single circles / floral:  Anchor 12, Col. 0968 and 0969.

The circle was challenging - Now that I have the hang of it.  I laced a new piece of fabric on a frame to try the circle pattern again.   Will try larger circle with grid / outside ring.   Maybe it will look better now that I understand the patterns.

Patterns from:

Continuing Nanduti 1

Instructor:  Dawn Loving.

The Nanduti sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.

 used to look like this!

 some changes & practice .....

 

Introduction to Nanduti pieces

 Canoto (sugar cane)

 Kap'i Una

 Pink Flower, Kap'i Una, Pensamiento flower (yellow).

These were my pieces from Introduction to Nanduti. Introduction to Nanduti class - thru The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  Dawn Loving, instructor.   

 

Front & back before pieces removed from the fabric.

 I am enjoying this book.   Loads of information and patterns --- 

 Lace of Paraguay.

 

Nanduti Patterns for Christmas

 Ñandutí Patterns for Christmas

Instructor:  Dawn Loving.

The  Ñandutí sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.  

 Avati poty (snowflake)

 Daisy/Margarita, Mbo'y o collar/necklace in ring

 

Front & Back before fabric cut away. 

 

The perle coton is done --- now to the finishing ....

 

The shapes are filled in.   Will need to pull away part of the fabric next.  Starch the pieces.   Remove the fabric & take off the frame.

 Ñandutí Patterns for Christmas

Instructor:  Dawn Loving.

The  Ñandutí sessions are

thru Virtual Education via The Lace Museum.  

Ñandutí is a traditional Paraguayan needle-woven lace.

 

Nanduti Medallion Class

 It is a start of the Nanduti Medallion Class.  Instructor Dawn Loving. We have several sessions to learn the patterns for each segment.   Virtual Education thru The Lace Museum.

I'm using Anchor Pearl cotton 12, Col. 1011 & DMC coton perle 12, Col. 3823.

Before the next class I will try to have two circles filled in. [Torre (tower) and Vaka Pysape (cow hoof) patterns].

It is exciting to learn new patterns in the circles and rings.  Should be an exceptional project once completed.

 

Gold fish ...

Pattern:  A Shoal of Fish pattern by Alexandra Stillwell.  I used  DMC Coton Perle No. 8.    Colors:  741, 743, 745, 742, 740, 892, 899

pdf HERE.

Link HERE. Alexandra Stillwell Books

 

 

happy spring ....

 

I (heart) mail - over a couple weeks I've enjoyed reading:

 I think this is my fav issue of the Bulletin OIDFA.   Turkish Needlelace article & 'how-to" -- New Zealand Rangirua Exhibition - Teneriffe -- and MORE.

  EGA Virtual Education.   What an exceptional kit for a 2-day workshop.   (zoom).

  Piecework magazine.  

• Unforgotten Revolutionary Lacemakers of Ipswich by Mary E. Mangan, Gail MacLean, Karen H. Thompson, Jill Hawkins, Rosalie Bares, Carolyn Wetzel, and The New England Lace Group

Following the IOLI Lecture o Saba Lace .... I was intrigued!!!   The patterns and information are excellent.... some remind me of Nanduti.    Book available thru IOLI library - the lecture/video is available via zoom thru the IOLI webpage.    Excellent presentation IMO.