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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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Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 3 day Workshops in Surrey.

Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 3 day Workshops in Surrey.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 25th July 2022

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 at one of the laces below, or work on your current...

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...

Beginners Lace Making - Taster/Starter Workshops.

Beginners Lace Making - Taster/Starter Workshops.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 26th February 2022

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 skills you may be unaware of. Do not be put off by the number of bobbins you see people use. These are equivalent to stitches on a...

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...

Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 4 day Workshops in Surrey.

Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 4 day Workshops in Surrey.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 5th April 2022

The four day workshop 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 is also able to provide guidance to those...

The four day workshop 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...

Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 5 day Workshops in Surrey.

Mixed Bobbin Lace Making - 5 day Workshops in Surrey.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 14th February 2022

This five day workshop would be an ideally opportunity to relax & 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 a new type of lace, perhaps one that you have been meaning to try for a while. Tina encourages students wishing to begin a new lace type to begin at the beginning. This will give you to a better understanding...

This five day workshop would be an ideally opportunity to relax & make lace enjoying the company of like minded people. Come along and try your hand at one of...

Lace Making - 5 night retreats

Lace Making - 5 night retreats

In-person course

Stirlingshire - Next course on 27th February 2022

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with comfortable en suite bedrooms, situated in 100 acres of beautiful surroundings on Gartmore Estate in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Friendly and warm welcoming staff with excellent tuition for the complete beginner to the more advanced. We offer a complimentary pick up and drop off service from and to Stirling train station to take the...

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with...

Individual Bobbin Lace Sessions - Ad-hoc, when Requested.

Individual Bobbin Lace Sessions - Ad-hoc, when Requested.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 28th November 2021

This session(s) can be tailored to individual requirements. From; looking at a problem on your current project, to needing help with beginning a new project, or even forgotten/unsure you are doing a technique correctly. You could also have a session to get you started on a lace and or technique, which is new to you. Tina is also willing to offer beginners the chance of a taster session at any time that suits us both. These sessions will offer you individual tuition and time to practise all the advise that...

This session(s) can be tailored to individual requirements. From; looking at a problem on your current project, to needing help with beginning a new project, or even forgotten/unsure you are...

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes.

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Daytime Mixed Lace Classes.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 6th January 2022

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 various techniques relevant to your patterns. The classes will offer plenty of time to put these new techniques into practise. You will be encouraged to be proactive in your learning approach. While being supported with the appropriate handouts and materials as topics and techniques...

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...

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Evening Mixed Lace Classes.

Weekly Bobbin Lace Making - Evening Mixed Lace Classes.

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 10th January 2022

Tina wishes to offer evening sessions to students (weather; 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, she herself finds it a great way to relax and forget all about...

Tina wishes to offer evening sessions to students (weather; Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), were this would suit them better than a day-time class, the chance to work along side each...

Bobbin Lace - A Week Long Break

Bobbin Lace - A Week Long Break

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 19th June 2022

This is a practical course for all abilities of lacemakers from those who have a knowledge of only the basic stitches to those who wish to study advanced techniques in the British and European laces. Many of the continental laces are taught with the aid of a colour-coded diagram to help students continue their work at home. Time will be given to relating threads to patterns and finishing and mounting lace. Tutor Jacquie Tinch: I started teaching private classes about thirty-five years ago and while working for West Sussex County...

This is a practical course for all abilities of lacemakers from those who have a knowledge of only the basic stitches to those who wish to study advanced techniques in...

Bobbin Lace - Weekend Course

Bobbin Lace - Weekend Course

In-person course

Somerset - Next course on 21st October 2022

This is a practical course for all abilities of lacemakers from those who have a knowledge of only the basic stitches to those who wish to study advanced techniques in the British and European laces. Many of the continental laces are taught with the aid of a colour-coded diagram to help students continue their work at home. Time will be given to relating threads to patterns and finishing and mounting lace. Tutor Information Jacquie Tinch has taught for over 30 years at venues throughout the country including several courses for...

This is a practical course for all abilities of lacemakers from those who have a knowledge of only the basic stitches to those who wish to study advanced techniques in...

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