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Find lace making workshops around the UK and learn the traditional skill of lacemaking. Lace can be made using a wide range of techniques, such as bobbin lace, needle lace or tape lace, and uses skills similar to weaving, embroidery and knitting. Once widely practised, lace making is now a specialist heritage craft to be preserved.

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In-person course

Three Day Bobbin Lace Making - Mixed Workshops (Surrey).

Surrey - Next course on 25th July 2022

Three Day Bobbin Lace Making - Mixed Workshops (Surrey).

This course runs for three consecutive days on the dates mentioned. At the current time it is good to carry on being creative and focusing on the present. So if you run into trouble with your lace and need any form of help, please get in touch with me (via;- 'contact a tutor') and also attach a picture and I will try and help. These three days would be an ideal opportunity to relax and make lace, enjoying the company of like minded people. Come along and try your hand...

This course runs for three consecutive days on the dates mentioned. At the current time it is good to carry on being creative and focusing on the present. So if...

In-person course

Two Day Beginners & Beyond - Bobbin Lace Making Workshops (Surrey).

Surrey - Next course on 16th July 2022

Two Day Beginners & Beyond - Bobbin Lace Making Workshops (Surrey).

This is a two day course, which runs on the highlighted Saturday start dates shown, for two consecutive dates (ie: Saturday & Sunday), unless you request otherwise. Why not learn a new craft that is a calming and therapeutic hobby, while spending a weekend with creative like minded students, which offers the opportunity to make new friends as well as opening new horizons. If you have ever thought about making lace, and/or at any time your relatives have made lace, then please come and experience it for yourself & test...

This is a two day course, which runs on the highlighted Saturday start dates shown, for two consecutive dates (ie: Saturday & Sunday), unless you request otherwise. Why not learn...

Online on-demand course

Water Soluble Magic

Water Soluble Magic

If you love playing and experimenting with textiles this course is perfect for you. We will mostly be creating samples but there will be plenty of suggestions for how you can use them in dressmaking, up-cycling, interiors and art. You can use the chapters as prompts, then go off for hours/days exploring more possibilities. It kept growing as I filmed it and I don't think you could possibly finish it in a weekend :) it's more like a 6 week course now! It's amazing, once you start playing, how the...

If you love playing and experimenting with textiles this course is perfect for you. We will mostly be creating samples but there will be plenty of suggestions for how you...

In-person course

Ad-hoc Bobbin Lace Sessions - Individual Two Hours (when Requested)..

Surrey - Next course on 6th July 2022

Ad-hoc Bobbin Lace Sessions - Individual Two Hours (when Requested)..

This session runs to meet your needs and can be tailored to individual requirements - its prime purpose is that of problem solving & technique clarification, for those who have a good lace making experience. It can cover problem solving on your current project, to needing help with beginning a new piece of lace, or even to provide a technique refresh. The purpose is to ensure that lacemakers can continue to progress between classes & workshops. These sessions will offer you individual tuition and time to practise all the advise...

This session runs to meet your needs and can be tailored to individual requirements - its prime purpose is that of problem solving & technique clarification, for those who have...

In-person course

Four Day Bobbin Lace Making - Mixed Workshops (Surrey).

Surrey - Next course on 25th July 2022

Four Day Bobbin Lace Making - Mixed Workshops (Surrey).

This course runs for four consecutive days on the dates mentioned and would be an ideal opportunity to relax and make lace enjoying the company of like minded people. Come along and try your hand at one of the laces below or work on your current project, or have help starting a new project. Or why not try that lace you have always been meaning to try. Tina has over 30yrs experience in making bobbin lace, able to teach;- Binche, Bedfordshire, Chrysanthemum, Flanders, Honiton, Idrija, Milanese, Russian & Torchon. She...

This course runs for four consecutive days on the dates mentioned and would be an ideal opportunity to relax and make lace enjoying the company of like minded people. Come...

In-person course

Bobbin lace making - Fortnightly, daytime mixed lace classes (Addlestone, Surrey)

Surrey - Next course on 18th July 2022

Bobbin lace making - Fortnightly, daytime mixed lace classes (Addlestone, Surrey)

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson. The cost of a terms class is base upon the length of the term and therefore can vary. Whether a beginner or an experienced Bobbin lace maker, enrolling in this regular fortnightly class will provide you with the opportunity to work on & progress your current lace type/project with expert guidance. However, you could try a new Lace Type, tutored by Tina through...

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson. The cost of...

In-person course

Fortnightly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Barnham - West Sussex)

West Sussex - Next course on 16th September 2022

Fortnightly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Barnham - West Sussex)

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time. The cost of a terms class is base upon the length of the term and therefore can vary. Whether a beginner or an experienced Bobbin lace maker, enrolling in this regular fortnightly class will provide you with the opportunity to work on & progress your current lace type/project with expert guidance. However, you could try a new lace type, tutored by Tina through its various techniques relevant to your patterns. The classes will...

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time. The cost of a terms class is base upon the length of the...

In-person course

Fortnightly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey).

Surrey - Next course on 15th July 2022

Fortnightly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey).

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson.. The cost of a terms class is base upon the length of the term and therefore can vary. Whether a beginner or an experienced Bobbin lace maker, enrolling in this regular fortnightly class will provide you with the opportunity to work on & progress your current lace type/project with expert guidance. However, you could try a new Lace Type, tutored by Tina through...

This is a regular course which runs on the same day, approximately every fortnight, during term time and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson.. The cost of...

In-person course

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Little Bookham, Surrey).

Surrey - Next course on 7th July 2022

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes (Little Bookham, Surrey).

This is a regular course which runs on the same day every week, during term time, and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson. The cost of a terms class is base upon the length of the term and therefore can vary. Whether a beginner or an experienced Bobbin lace maker, enrolling in this regular weekly class will provide you with the opportunity to work on & progress your current lace type/project with expert guidance. However, you could try a new Lace Type, tutored by Tina through its...

This is a regular course which runs on the same day every week, during term time, and the price shown is for a single one-off lesson. The cost of a...

In-person course

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Evening Mixed Lace Classes.

Surrey - Next course on 11th July 2022

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Evening Mixed Lace Classes.

Tina wishes to offer regular evening sessions, which will run on the same day each week during term times, to students (whether; Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), were this would suit them better than a day-time class, the chance to work along side each other to create a Traditional or Modern piece of lace. You may have found the last 18 months very challenging and being creative is good way to relax at the same time as stretching your cognitive skills. Tina's students often say how therapeutic lace making can be,...

Tina wishes to offer regular evening sessions, which will run on the same day each week during term times, to students (whether; Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), were this would suit...

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