Sarah, Hazel and Carole would like to thank everyone who attended the Edinburgh Lace Course in July. We had a wonderful time with 56 students and 12 untutored lacemakers all working hard and producing amazing results.
On Tuesday evening Frances shared with us some of her collection of antique lace, giving hints on how to recognise different styles of lace. This was so useful as there were many different types of lace being made at the course including Torchon, Milanese, Flander, Binche, Honiton, Bucks and Beds. On Thursday evening it was Kitty’s turn to show us some of her contemporary lace, giving inspiration and ideas. Some of the materials she used makes us ask questions like, ‘what am I going to do with the reel of wire left after the workmen left?’ or ‘Why do I have such a large collection of plastic bags? There must be something I can do with them’.
The display of lace on the theme of ‘Space’ was beautiful. The winners of the public vote were so inspired and well executed – congratulations to Sarah and Elaine. You can see pictures of the winning entries in our gallery.
Thank you also to Pam and Martin from Roseground Lace Supplies who tempted us with a beautiful selection of threads, patterns and equipment.
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So, same again next year? We have provisional dates in the diary, Monday 21st to Friday 25th July 2025 and the theme for the display will be ‘MARINE’. Information will be sent out in February.