LACEIOLI

For those who love hand made lace.

Cathy Wesemann's Friends

What is your primary lace interest? Check more than one.: lace maker, lace historian

What kinds of lace do you make or collect?: Nothing yet. Just getting started.

What kinds of lace do you want to learn?: Torchon for beginners, expanding from there.

Tell us more about your lace interests.: Attended the Renaissance faire in KC, MO back in August 2016. Got to try it out and wanted to learn more. Received a bobbin lace kit for Christmas and am learning g how to make lace now.

At 7:34am on March 23, 2017, Holly Powers said…: Hi Cathy,
My husband and I just moved to the St. Louis County area about 5 months ago. We live in Chesterfield. I've been searching for bobbin lacemakers. I've tatted for over 25 years. I hope we can meet up some time. Of course, you've probably discovered the Heartland Lace Guild, which meets once per month in Paducah, KY, not all that far from you.

At 3:46pm on December 28, 2016, Lorelei Halley Administrator said…: Cathy

There are several ways you can start to learn bobbin lace, using material available directly on this site. The BOBBINLACE BEGINNERS group has a list of recommended books. http://laceioli.ning.com/group/bobblinlace-beginners/page/recommended-books

There are also links to Jo Edkins' site, which concentrates mostly on torchon, and has animated stitches.

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm

There are also some braided lace lessons, which I wrote. Links are there.

Start with a strip of cloth stitch, half stitch and ctct.

http://laceioli.ning.com/group/bobblinlace-beginners/forum/topics/lesson-cloth-strip

At 4:39pm on December 27, 2016, Lorelei Halley Administrator said…: Cathy

Welcome. Please read all the NOTES. They explain our policies, and how the software works. Join any groups that interest you. I especially recommend the BOBBINLACE BEGINNERS group. Its opening page has lots of links to good online information. If you have any questions about this site, contact me and I'll try to help.

Lorelei