Canadian Lacemaker Gazette

A Bangle exchange is a fun way to connect with friends near and far. The Christmas tree now includes twenty bangles received from exchanges over the years. See our Bangle Exchange section on this website.  Some bangles travel many miles before reaching their destination. The designs are from a variety of sources and are worth exploring!

Right: See Idrija lace on display at the Slovenian Pavilion, at our annual August Folklorama event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Folklorama now celebrates 55 years! Dates: August 2 – 15, 2026. Some pavilions have lacemaking demonstrations or displays.  Visit the website: folklorama.ca

Canada Connections – Around the World!

The Gazette website receives visitors daily from many different countries. Having connections world-wide has been encouraging! The Gazette now has views from 126 countries to date!

 

List of Countries with Views to August 30, 2026: 

CANADA, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Australia, China, Spain, Japan, Czechia, Switzerland, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Austria, Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine, Slovenia, Denmark.

Egypt, South Africa, Finland, Brazil, Ireland, Portugal, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Iceland, Chile, Romania, Philippines, Bulgaria, Thailand, Israel, Turkiye, El Salvador, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Greece, Norway, Taiwan, Uruguay, Columbia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, European Union, Sri Lanka.

Jamaica, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Iraq, Martinique, Nigeria, Belarus, Lithuania, Croatia, Ecuador, Lebanon, Peru, Algeria, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Fiji, Laos, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, American Samoa, Bahrain, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Georgia, Guernsey, Kazakhstan, Kenya.

Andorra, Anguilla, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Kinsasha, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Greenland, Iran, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Macao, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia, Togo, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yemen.

√ Click here to open the links to Countries with Lace History, Publications and Lace Events!

View the above link to see information about lace resources from a number of countries! Some have websites and publications. Click on translation if needed. Listed so far are: Australia, Austria, Canada, Quebec, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, OIDFA (International), Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Check available websites for more information!

We have many lace groups in Canada! The groups  are listed on this website as well as in the Gazette editions. We hope there will be an increase in connections across Canada. Some may be looking for a group. Others are independent and may be interested in visiting a group some day.

For contact with lace groups in Canada, scroll down to see the list of group websites, blogs, etc. Many thanks to all the people who assisted with this project!

We welcome Advertisers who are interested in supporting the Gazette. Your donations help keep the website going! Website links are listed below:

Support our Advertisers!

♥ Trillium Lace Supplies  √ http://www.trilliumlace.ca

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♥ Hensel Productions  √ https://henselproductions.com 

♥ Richard Pikul: Tilted Woodshop  √ https://richardpikul.com

♥ Brugse Boekhandel / Barbara Fay Verlag   √ https://www.brugseboekhandel.be/

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If you have a business that should be listed, email the Gazette office for details.

Advertisers have online posts which include their company information. Email: clgeditor @ gmail.com to connect. 

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Deutscher Klöppelverband  √ www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de

Go to the website above to check out the Catalog and the new publications.  There are some interesting free patterns listed as well. Congress Update: A heartfelt thank you to Erbach in the Odenwald for the hospitality and the beautiful venues for our congress 2026!  Now we are looking forward to Torgau! It will be from 2 to 4th April 2027 for the 43rd Lace Congress. See the Kongress information on the website:  https://www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de/kongress/

New! Fan in Torchon is available from the Kantcentrum. The pattern is in 6 languages: Dutch, French, English, Italian and Spanish. Visit the website and choose translation.  √ https://www.kantcentrum.eu/   If you are visiting Belgium, check out the Kantcentrum lace school and their museum in Bruges. Lacemaking demonstrations happen in the afternoon. More details are on the website.

REVIEW: From Barbara Fay Verlag by Brugse Boekhandel: Rund ums Wasser/ All about Water, by Elfi Krüger, with water-themed motifs using Rosaline, Honiton or Duchesse lace techniques. Soft cover, 55 pages, colour, German and English text. The author is well known for creating designs from different themes! Published works: Stars in 2017, Hearts in 2019, Garden Dreams in 2020, and Light as a Feather in 2022. Her new pattern book contains 21 patterns with water themed motifs in Rosaline, Honiton, or Duchesse. Each pattern is worked in white threads and also in colour threads. Some patterns include gimp threads. Each pattern has a clear photo, suggested threads, bobbin count, and step-by-step working guidelines. This is a lovely book to add to your collection! Price: 34€.  √ https://www.brugseboekhandel.be/

REVIEW: From Barbara Fay Verlag by Brugse Boekhandel: Pareltje onder de parels / Perle parmi les perles / A Pearl among Pearls / Die Perle der Perlen: Finding your way into Mechlin lace by Marian Muller-Roks, 2025. Flex paperback covers, 48 pages, colour, Dutch, French, English and German text. This book explores Mechlin lace with a number of patterns. The International Colour Code and stitches are explained. Threads and pairs are indicated along with colour photos and close-up images. A variety of projects will assist those learning Mechlin techniques. Price: 32€. √ https://brugseboekhandel.be/

REVIEW: New from Barbara Fay Verlag by Brugse Boekhandel! Kleuren Van Ecuador /Colours of Ecuador: Torchon Lace in magic colours of gems and crystals) by Annie Vancraeynest, 2025. Flex paperback covers, 48 pages, colour, Dutch, French, English and German text. Nine beautiful patterns with colour schemes representing gems or crystals such as Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Obsidian, etc. Included are tips for people new to bobbin lacemaking. Publisher: Barbara Fay Verlag by Brugse boekhandel. Price: 34€. Orders: √  https://brugseboekhandel.be/

CANADA CONNECTIONS – LACE GROUPS!

Starting a new lace group? Let us know and we will add your group to the list! We have listed 40 known lace groups in Canada so far. The groups vary in size. Some are looking for more members. Others are full and could form another new group if there is interest. See the current Canada group listing below:

British Columbia

• A Peace of Lace Group – Renate Giesbrecht, Fort St. John BC

• AbbeyHill Lacers – Kathy Kasatkin, Abbotsford BC

• Chilliwack Lace Club – Mondays 12:00 – 2:30 pm. Blanche Meints, Chilliwack BC

• Cowichan Valley Lace Club – First and Third Thursdays, Cowichan Valley Library, Duncan BC

• Denman & District Lace Club – Tuesdays, 1 – 4 pm. Sharon Whiteley, Cumberland BC

• Richmond Area Lacemakers – Maureen Tweedly, Richmond BC

• Vancouver Lace Club – 4^th Thursday. Betty Ewing, Vancouver BC

◊ Website:  http://vanlaceclub.wordpress.com

• Victoria Lace Club – 1^st Monday, 10:00 – 2:00 pm. Margaret M. Victoria BC

◊ Website:  https://victorialaceclub.wordpress.com/

Alberta

• Cleardale Lacers – Erika Preus, Cleardale AB

• Prairie Sky Lacemakers – Sheila Harper, Edmonton AB

◊ Website: www.prairieskylacemakers.ca

• Re-think Lace Group – Ghislaine Cleiren, Calgary AB

• Wild Rose Lacemakers – Janet Astle, Calgary AB

Saskatchewan

• Saskatoonberry Lacemakers – Ulla Nielsen, Saskatoon SK 

      Manitoba

• Borderline Lacemakers – Paula Case, Lyleton MB

• Brandon Lacemakers – Rita Snoeck, Brandon MB

• Northern Lights Lacemakers – Last Wed. of the month 9:30 – 11:30 pm. Jocelyn Froese, Winnipeg MB

◊ Blog:  northernlightslacemakers.blogspot.com

◊ Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthernLightsLacemakers

Ontario

• Avon Lacemakers – Tuesdays, (2nd and last) 1 – 4 pm. Stratford ON

◊ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/622740817865508/

• Bytown Lace Guild – 3^rd Sunday, 1 – 4 pm. Malvary Cole, Ottawa ON

• Georgian Bay Lacemakers – Monday aft. Johanna Brown, Owen Sound ON

◊ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/georgianbay.lacemakers/

• London Lacers – Sat. or Sun. 1:30 – 5:00 pm. Pamela Glew, London ON

• Lupins & Lacemakers – First Thurs. 10 – 3 pm. Theresa Lawrence, Kingston ON

• Manitoulin Lace Makers/ International Lace Camp – Gore Bay ON

• Niagara Lacemakers – Nancy Pye, Fort Erie ON

• Ottawa Guild of Lacemakers/ La Guilde des dentellières d’Ottawa – 2^nd Thursday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.

Couviges every third Saturday of the month, Nicole Ladouceur, Ottawa ON

◊ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ogl.gdo/

• Peterborough Lacemakers – Josie Hancock, Ennismore ON

• Rose City Lacemakers – Julie Nicholls, Windsor ON

• Sault Bobbin Lace Makers – Diane Beckett, Sault Ste. Marie ON

• Simcoe County Lacemakers – Cindy Rusak, Bracebridge ON

Toronto Lace Club (new) – Olivia Parker, Toronto ON

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61591827462214

Email: torontolaceclub@gmail.com (add to your contact list to connect).

• Toronto Lace Group – Once a month, with a winter break. Debora Lustgarten, Toronto ON

 ◊ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Torontolacegroup/

 Québec

• Association des dentellières du Québec inc. – 2ième samedi du mois, Lise Gosselin,  Brossard, Montréal QC

◊ Website: http://dentellieresquebec.com

◊ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/associationdesdentellieresduquebec/

• Couvige des dentellières et brodeuses du pays des Bleuets inc. – 1er jeudi de chaque mois, Sept.-Juin) Christianne Lapointe, Alma QC

◊ Website: http://paysdesbleuets.blogspot.ca

◊ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/470445256333522/posts/28213345828283425/

• La Guilde des dentellières et des brodeuses inc. – 1er samedi de chaque mois, Annie Cloutier, Québec QC

◊ Website:  https://www.guildedesdentellieresetdesbrodeuses.ca/

◊ Facebook: www.facebook.com/guildedentellieresbrodeuses.ca/

   New Brunswick

 • New Brunswick Lacemakers – Johanna Hildebrand, Hanwell NB

      Prince Edward Island

• Prince Edward Island Lacemakers – Cheryl Wolthuis, Beach Point PE

           Nova Scotia

• Fortress of Louisbourg Lacemakers – July 1 to Labour Day. See lace displays and information about lacemaking in the early days of the Fort.

Visit the lacemaker working on a special lace project in one of the buildings on site when you are in the area.

◊ Website: www.parkscanada.gc.ca/louisbourg

◊ Facebook: www.facebook.com/FortressOfLouisbourgNHS

• Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers – Second Sunday of the month, 10-4 pm. Josée Poupart, Dartmouth NS

◊ Website: www.seaspraylaceguild.wordpress.com

• Strait Lacers – Wednesdays, 1 – 4 pm. Donna Bullerwell, Pictou NS 

        Newfoundland

 • Avalon Lacemakers – Joyce Owers, St. John’s NL 

           Yukon

• Lacing Under the Midnight Sun – Julie Ourom, Whitehorse YT