International Organization of Lace, Inc. Convention in Sacramento

At the end of July I attended the International Organization of Lace, Inc. convention in Sacramento, CA. My morning class was with Nancy Nehring was a necklace in Romanian Point lace. This is a combination of Lobster Chain cord outlines with needle lace fillings. The pattern was drawn for #10 thread but we were given the choice of #10 or #20 and I chose to work with #20. Nancy Nehring will be offering a similar class at the 2015 convention in Coralville, IA. She is working on a design inspired by a waterfall using overdyed blue thread. Spaces may be filled with needle lace stitches, by crocheting, with beads or the student's unique creativity.

My afternoon class was early lace with Gil Dye. We worked on samples of early lace patterns.

My mid-week class was "chaos" with Jean Leader. I chose to work on a necklace and learned to make a bobbin lace cord. The rectangles in the necklace are woven in a "chaos" pattern where the threads of a pair of bobbins appear to roam through the rectangle in a random fashion. The threads of the rectangles are worked through the bobbin lace cord and are ready to be trimmed. The cord is ready to finish the ends so that they can be fastened. The rectangles may be starched; beads can be added. Jean Leader will be offering a completely different pendant for her mid-week class at the 2015 convention in Coralville, IA.