Hand Made Lace

Meet the lacemakers in Wheaton, IL USA

on Saturday & Sunday:

July 25-26, 2026

12 noon - 5p.m.

The L.A.C.E. Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange Guild

(chapter of the I.O.L.I. International Organization of Lace)

will be at the DuPage County Fair,

Home Ec Building

held at the fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois. USA.

So stop by to visit, and see hand made lace

and give it a try!

Lacemakers will be inside the Home Ec building

(which is air conditioned)

Saturday + Sunday, July 25-26, 2026

from noon to 5 PM.

DuPage Co Fairgrounds Link

2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 USA

https://www.instagram.com/lacemakers_of_illinois/

 @lacemakers_of_illinois 

 Emptying shuttles (again).

 

Tatting: Lace Samples

 More lace samples.

 I use a couple basic patterns -- (lower part of the photo - I just draw them out & see how they look).  And basic patterns from this book, from the Palmetto Tatters group.  Jennifer Wiliams has a nice patern, Ring of Tatters site -- on https://www.ringoftatters.org.uk/patterns/simple_butterfly.html.

 I was creating some tatted butterflys during a recent Demonstration.   I was attaching them to my pincushion while tatting.  (right side of the photo).   A good way to use of fiber bits on shuttles & once empty, can load them for the next motif/project.

A few more shuttles to empty.   Lace Samples for the Lafayette Lacemakers.  

 

 

Large Heart / Teneriffe & lace samples / tatting

 DMC Coton Perle 8 #107.

Karen Bovard-Sayre

Teneriffe Lace Needlework Kit

Hearts

(2 looms:  large & small)

NeedleLaceArts.com

 Time to empty shuttles.   Lace Samples for the Lafayette Lacemakers.

 Butterflies:  HWT - Hand Wound Thread

continue to empty tatting shuttles ....

 I keep adding to 

the lace sample pile.  Tho, maybe the blue flower is too large --

 The lace samples are created for the cards being handed out at lace demonstrations.   

https://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/

 

Just tatting

Basic Motif 

Kelli Slack ~ Kelli Slack Designs ~ c.2022

On LIne Classes

 Basic Motif & Lace Samples

Carol's Butterfly

http://feastofthehuntersmoon.org/

Easy tatted edges for demos ....

This is a basic clover tatted edge, using Lizbeth size 20 / Elisa size 10.

 It is a pattern I use when demonstrating tatting [ rings and chains ] .... I sort of made it up.

Other basic patterns can be found

Link HERE -- Lafayette Lacemaker blog.

 

I may be doing some demos in 2026 for tatting thru the L.A.C.E. Chapter and the Lafayette Lacemaker's Chapter of the International Organization of Lace.Will post days/times when confirmed.

 Lace Samples

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

Lace Samples

Once again, it is time to empty 

the little bits of fiber left on the shuttles

to be attached to Lafayette Lacemakers, Inc.,  

business cards.

The cards are available

during lace making demonstrations.

The next demonstration

will be at the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

October 5-6, 2024

 

Fort Ouiatenon 

2129 So. River Road

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Stop by our tent and

say hello!!!

Location 104 on the map.

You are welcome

to come to monthly chapter meetings --

The Arts Federation - TAF

638 North Street 

Lafayette, IN USA 47901

and/or become a

chapter Member.

2nd Saturday of each month 9am-12noon

[except Oct & Dec].

 

Adams Family Tatting Shuttles

Adams Family Tatting Shuttles

I purchased two medium sized shuttles w/pic.   Purple Heart and Beli Wood.   Used Flora 20 to tat a couple of small butterflys.   

I purchased them to use at the

Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

Oct 4-5 2024

 

Lace Samples

 

Before I begin tatting a piece -- I pick up a shuttle and tat a small piece

 ... a small flower, butterfly, etc.   These small lace samples are turned in to Lafayette Lacemakers.  They are attached to cards and used during public lace demonstrations.   

Do you warm up your hands with a small tatted piece -- then

move along to your project?

 So easy - memorized!

More in Link HERE.