The 2026 course celebrated 45 years of Edinburgh Lace Course. It may have changed since 1981, but the core aim remains the same – to encourage and support the learning of lacemaking, developing skills and sharing inspiration. This year we had 78 lacemakers from...
Another wonderful course was held in July. Now we have five tutors, we had 70 students and six untutored lacemakers all working hard and creating some beautiful lace. In addition to the regular tutors: Kitty, Frances, Claire and Carole, we welcomed Diana to be our new...
Thank you to everyone who entered a piece for the display. The theme for this year was Marine. This was interpreted so creatively from marine blue pieces to fishes, boats, seashells and shorelines. Congratulations to Napaphan for winning the ‘most original idea’ and...
There were many new faces at the course this year and the lacemakers who had been before welcomed them into the ‘course family’. Friendships were formed and old acquaintances rekindled as we spent a week together doing something we all enjoyed. The 62 lacemakers...
The 18th July dawned and we were ready to welcome 54 ladies onto the course. They came from far and wide with quite a number of first timers and three real beginners. We had four course tutors, Kitty Mason, Frances Bell, Carole Smith and Claire Bonito and also an...
On the morning of Tuesday 20th July, 23 very happy ladies arrived at Heriot Watt University for the 2021 Edinburgh Lace Course. Due to the rules and restrictions imposed by Covid-19, the University was not able to offer their full range of accommodation and social...
