Affiliated Organizations
International Organization of Lace
International Organization of Lace, Incorporated (I.O.L.I.) is formed for charitable, educational, and literary purposes.
Website – internationalorganizationoflace.org
Facebook – Facebook
The Minnesota Lace Society (MLS) is a charter chapter member of I.O.L.I. and part of the Northern Region. Membership in I.O.L.I. is on an individual basis and separate from MLS membership. Throughout the year as our members volunteer at various events in support of lacemaking and lacemaking education, the hours spent contribute to I.O.L.I.’s charitable status. All volunteer hours are reported annually via the I.O.L.I. liaison.
I.O.L.I. publishes a quarterly magazine, The Bulletin, with both digital and mailed versions. It is part of your membership. The magazine includes notes from executive board members as well as articles, patterns, awards, and other interesting information.
The I.O.L.I. annual convention is held in various cities throughout the United States and includes the annual general meeting, dinners, classes, a display of work by teachers, vendors, and lots of camaraderie!
I.O.L.I. has a borrowing library of many lace-related publications. Items available can be found via the website, and can be mailed to you at the USPS book rate. (Shipping is paid by the borrower.) From time to time they conduct a sale of books from the collection.
Much more information is available via their website.
Textile Center
Website: textilecentermn.org
The Textile Center’s mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art. View their site for the current and complete list of membership benefits.
MLS is a member guild of the Textile Center. As a member of MLS, you are also a limited member of the Textile Center through your MLS membership dues.
MLS maintains a library of lace-related books at the Textile Center. The topics include many different lace techniques and lace history. The publications provide information for a beginning level lacemaker up to the expert level. As a member you have borrowing privileges for all of them.