Virtual Lace Events:

 

VIRTUAL CONGRESS

OIDFA 2026

https://www.oidfa.com/2026-virtual-congress/

Virtual Congress dates:  17– 28 August 2026

"There is space in the Bulgarian needlelace course and 3 of the courses will be repeated starting in September. Place your name on the waitlists.  I look forward to seeing you in August.  Don't forget to remind your friends to register!"

https://www.oidfa.com/product/oidfa-member-virtual-congress-registration/

https://www.oidfa.com/shop/

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https://thelacemuseum.org/virtual-education/

https://thelacemuseum.org/marathon/

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.

 

 

 

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!

Close to the center (a finish) ....

Edited 8 July 2025:

Getting close to the center.... I'm using DMC pc 5 #3689 and Lizbeth 20 #145.

A Rose for Kalofer

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

Rose Pattern

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

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!

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

 

It is a start ....

A Rose for Kalofer.

FREE sessions on April April 6 ,

April 10 , April 12 .

Taught by Joan Brash

for the OIDFA Flower Project via

via The Lace Museum.

Follow the links above and/or:

 OIDFA

Rose Pattern

This is a Community Lace Project for the

2025 OIDFA Congress in Kalofer & Karlovo, Bulgaria.

This is also the #11 Lace Challenge for IOLI.

https://lacechallenge.internationalorganizationoflace.org/lace-challenge/lace-challenge-11

 I'm using DMC pc 5 #3689 and Lizbeth 20 #145.

 

Gros point de Venise Class

 Not much

accomplished during today's needle lace zoom!!   

I started the sampler (photo on right of finished piece)

and will complete it in four sessions.  Next session will be the next three rectangles. (filling)

I am using Lizbeth, Size 20, Col. 601 for the outline --

 DMC 80, Col. 5200 for the filling(s).

Gros Point de Venise Class 2025.  

Pattern + Instructions:  Loretta Holzberger

Loretta's Custom Stitchery

Sessions thru Virtual Education,

The Lace Museum.

 I really should have used a different color paper/card stock for the pattern!!!    Challenge to use white fiber on white pattern.

 Preparing for bobbin lace Rose for Kalofer session on Thursday.   Prep for needlelace and bobbin lace is time consuming.  Stay tuned.   The bobbin lace flowers/rose are part of a community lace project for the 2025   OIDFA Congress in Kalofer and Karlovo, Bulgaria.  Also, https://lacechallenge.internationalorganizationoflace.org/lace-challenge/lace-challenge-11 Lace Challenge #11 for I.O.L.I.  

I am grateful to Joan Brash for her pattern and sessions thru the Lace Museum.  I'd like to finish the sunflower this summer, too.   

 

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

 

misc

Lace In Bloom Contest

Open to all lacemakers

 If you are interested in participating,

the Lace In Bloom Contest pre-registration

 is due by Monday, April 8th.

Contest Details:   Link HERE

Indiana Lace Day is April 13, 2013

Indiana Lace Day information:   Link HERE

A good mail day .... my

OIDFA pin arrived

along with the new Bulletin.   

Nice to have a new issue to read while the rain, snow, continues outside.

I made this lovely origami bag for a GF.   I think she liked it.   

I entered it into the Spring Blog Hop, entry  #50.   Right now, it is 5th or 6th of 61 entries.    

If you get the chance, please VOTE!!!    Voting ends in 2 days.

Link HERE

Origami Bag is entry #50

Fave Crafts Blog Hop

Mailbag (Part One)

Don't you enjoy getting the mail sometimes ..... when the envelopes are from friends .... and not bills ....

The lovely card on the left sparkles,

which isn't showing up in the photo.

And, inside was this lovely tatted 

Stumpy from 

Lace-Lovin' Librarian ~ Diane.

(She made loads of them for the Shuttle Shop).

Thx Diane!!!

This shuttle is made by Chris Hinton

The Shuttle Shop.

The craftsmanship in this shuttle is

outstanding.   Oh my.   It is so beautiful.

Not sure I want to wind fibers on it!!!

Are you familiar with The Tatting Forums?

Go check it out, and drop

a comment on my profile when you visit.

The card on the right from Barbara.  

Her website has photographs of the variety of

lace she has mastered.  An accomplished lacemaker.  And,

don't you think the notecard is awesome?

I don't think I've ever seen a notecard with a tatting shuttle.

Following a Needlelace Class taught by

Janice Blair, L.A.C.E. class,

I joined OIDFA.   I have my first publication.

There is a lot of lace info packed into a few pages!

Types of lace I've never heard of,

lovely photos.   A nice publication.

OIDFA photographs

OIDFA

International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization

(Links from Lace Digest)

What beautiful photographs!

See the albums via links:

Congreso Caen

Marcsi V

Google+ Album

Edited 7/22 - another album:   OIDFA2012 Caen