Content Creator’s Desire Complete
The needle lace heart project is complete. The name of the piece is Content Creator’s Desire. Those who create and share their art on social media pour their heart and […]
IOLI Tatting Article
During one of my presentations for The Adventurous Lacemakers group, I was asked to write up a pattern for the IOLI Bulletin of the interwoven tatting pattern I created. While […]
Lace Retreat
Every few years the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild has a “randomly repeating retreat.” We’ve had our gathering in different places around Colorado, but chose Granby, CO for the last two. […]
Needle Lace Heart Continued
We are returning to the needle lace heart. There have been so many other wonderful lace adventures, but I want to finish this massive project. Did I mention the dimensions? […]
Bobbin Lace Print
My amazing neighbor, Catherine Chauvin, teaches printmaking at DU. She possesses incredible talent, is a wealth of knowledge, and to top it off, she is a very kind person. It […]
IOLI UnCon Finishing Lace Class
As previous posts have demonstrated, I was in desperate need of a lace finishing class. Thankfully, the International Organization of Lace (IOLI) offered a lot of online classes for convention […]
Needle Lace Heart Design
I’ve always been fascinated with needle lace, but had limited experience with the technique. When I saw Maggie Hensel Brown’s discussion panel on the Doily Free Zone, I was hooked. […]
Rose Completed
The rose has been fun, but challenging. I found an error on the left petal…it was more of an oversight than an error. That did not change the panic I […]
Rose Design Continued
I am happy with my decision to use black thread throughout the design and a red gimp (thicker thread). Having the red go beyond the gimp looked messy to me. […]
Rose Bobbin Lace
I am working on the cloth stitch trails lesson with The Adventurous Lacemakers group. I normally create geometric (perfectly symmetrical) patterns, so this is far from my normal design abilities. […]