Two-Toned Tulle TikTok Complete

It is difficult to see the effectiveness of the two-toned tulle technique beyond the pins, but in the end it worked beautifully. With such a small piece, I think the […]

Two-Toned Tulle TikTok

One of the lessons on The Adventurous Lacemakers is a lace making technique that is simple, yet innovative. Using the tulle stitch (CTTT) and two colors of thread, each pin-hole […]

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 […]