Old Wise Tree in Ontario, Canada

In June, I received an email from a Canadian lacemaker, Jenny Lyn Albers, from Sudbury, Ontario, with photos of her Old Wise Tree. Like all trees based on the same pattern, Jenny’s lace work is an original and unique interpretation of the theme, and as such was added to the to the Old Wise Tree Gallery on this website. At the first sight, Jenny’s…

Lenka’s Bobbins for Wire Lace are now available in Europe

I am pleased to announce that lacemakers in Europe can now buy my Fine and Medium Bobbins for Wire Lace directly from the manufacturer, Jan De Maertelaere in Belgium.  The bobbins will be added to Jan’s webshop sometime soon. Meanwhile, you can request them by contacting Jan by email: info@bobbins.be Communication in English, Dutch, French and German. For lacemakers ordering from non-European countries, Lenka’s…

June Solstice 2022

The summer season is officially here and summer weather is apparently on time, arriving in Vancouver this weekend. Finally! It’s been a long wait for the bright and warm sunshine.  I plan to continue working on a lace sculpture for the last red cedar driftwood frame from Colin Hamilton of Thuja Wood Art. Colin and I have collaborated on four sculptures so far, with…

Old Wise Trees in Australia

In January I published the free Old Wise Tree Pattern and Tutorial here and invited lacemakers around the world to find insptiration in it. I thought that sharing one of my first original lace designs online would be a felicitous way to celebrate my fortieth year in lace craft, especially in time when I could not teach any lacemaking classes.  The first group that…