Stitches of Life II: Lafayette Lacemakers

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

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.

Monday, June 01, 2026

Lacemaking demonstration:

Lafayette Lacemakers

[chapter of the

International Organization of Lace,]

will be making lace

on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

In the area? Stop by.

Check out the lacemaking in progress ....

11am to 3pm

(kitchen area) at

The Farm at Prophetstown

3534 Prophetstown Road

Battle Ground, IN 47920 USA

https://prophetstown.org/

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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.

Thursday, February 05, 2026

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/

Friday, January 30, 2026

Teneriffe Lace Patterns WIPs

The kit comes with white fiber, size 20, to complete four patterns.

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

Pattern 3: Knotted Flower

c.2019 Heirloom Arts

Joan Brash kit & instructions.

https://teneriffelacekits.com/index.php

The kit has fiber; however, I'm using Lizbeth, Size 20, Col. 159 & Col. 646 -- the kit comes with white fiber to complete four patterns.

Traditional Teneriffe Lace Patterns.

Pattern 2: Spinning Star

c.2019 Heirloom Arts

Joan Brash kit & instructions.

Kit includes custom loom, needle, fiber, + four patterns/instructions.

IMO - you need to have on hand: scissors, tape measure/ruler, scotch tape. I like to have (nearby) pin cushion, needle threader, stiletto, post-it note, & longer needle.

https://teneriffelacekits.com/index.php

Lafayette Lacemaker class, July 2025

Monday, January 05, 2026

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

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Prep / tatted edges

In addition to 'prep' for Christmas theme Nanduti sessions, Virtual Education thru The Lace Museum, ( https://the-lace-museum-shop.myshopify.com/ ), I pulled out my travel tatting. Time to add more fiber to the shuttles.

"Blue" edge is now 22.5" - Lizbeth #661, Size 20.

The "Tangerine/green" edge is now 19" - Flora 20, Color 09 & Lizbeth #684, Size 20.

The Lace Wood Edge Keeper is from

A Twisted Picot. I have a few of them - they keep the tatting from tangling up.

These basic patterns are available on the Lafayette Lacemaker's blog, under "Patterns by Members" tab.

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

Tatted Edges are nice to keep nearby - and they continue to fill in those times when 'waiting' or traveling.

Friday, August 22, 2025

From the Netherlands, Fish shape tatting shuttle..

ETSY store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Banyek.

The enameled copper butterfly piece,

from Tattered Armadillo, ETSY,

is Butterfly Tatted Edging Pendant.

Up next on my table. The instructions in the kit,

c.2020 Gretchen L. Miller,

encourages tatters to "personalize your butterfly as you tat". Suggested adding seed beads - create bead picots for sparkle, change picot lengths. So, I'm trying to be creative,

searching thru my beads - and I find this elegant HDT by Marilee, (Blog: https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/) HDT fiber: Link to Marilee's new on line store.

https://goimagine.com/marileestatting/. Thinking I may use

Marilee's HDT and see how it comes out.

The little motif, in photo, from Motifs for Marie.

Motif #23. Lizbeth size 20, Col. 185.

This charming book (copyright Kaye B. Judt 2009) has

many small motifs. As far as I am aware, can

still be purchased thru tatting stores/vendors.

The Evening Star Quilt Guild of Anderson IN decided to use tatted motifs for flower centers in their quilt.

The "Marie" is Marie Webster - home in Marion, IN. I

have not been there. https://quiltershalloffame.net/.

I've been doing

well emptying shuttles of fiber left overs on the tatting shuttles.

Still have a few to go ....

I turn them into the Indiana Lace Chapter, https://lafayettelacemakers.blogspot.com/, Lafayette Lacemakers ... The lace samples are attached to chapter business cards and distributed at public events.